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It’s likely that if you are accustomed to the software you’re exploring, you have fallen into some habits with respect to how you interact with it. Perhaps you generally use the same data, like “123 Main Street” for an address. Perhaps you have habits around navigating GUIs, like using hotkeys instead of the menu. Or perhaps you tend to run through the same sets of sequences without varying them, like logging in, setting up the data, and then searching on the data you just set up.
Habits are hard to break for two reasons: you might not even be aware that you are acting out of habit, and even if you are aware of your habits, they’re comfortable. However, to explore effectively you have to go where you haven’t gone before. ...
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