Chapter 2
Summary
This chapter talks about the psychology of everyday actions while trying to provide explanations for the reason people think the way they do when it comes to making mistakes with everyday things or not knowing how to use them. The author discusses the fact that we as humans seem to have a tendency to place the cause of events wrongly, thus creating misconceptions about everyday life. Humans also tend to blame the wrong cause.
Discussion
I really enjoyed the chapter, however, as I keep reading the book I get the feeling that the author is exaggerating a little in order to prove his point about everyday things. Sure there are things that can be designed better; but it seems like the author is describing very challenged people. If people can't use doors or staplers, then maybe they should give up as life is a lot harder. Then again, I guess the point of the book is to teach us how to design better objects.
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