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Hicks Law Defaults

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Use when the question is what to pre-select in a list of options — radio groups, dropdowns, configuration UIs, plan pickers, sign-up flows, settings. A strong default is the highest-leverage Hick''s Law mitigation: most users accept the default, paying almost no decision cost. Trigger when picking what''s selected on first load, when stakeholders argue "shouldn''t we let the user choose?", when designing wizards or onboarding, or when a UI has many options but most users want the same one. Sub-aspect of hicks-law; read that first if you haven''t already.

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Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotGemini CLI

Supported by the Atlas install prompt. Skill-specific requirements vary.

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About this skill

Use when the question is what to pre-select in a list of options — radio groups, dropdowns, configuration UIs, plan pickers, sign-up flows, settings. A strong default is the highest-leverage Hick''s Law mitigation: most users accept the default, paying almost no decision cost. Trigger when picking what''s selected on first load, when stakeholders argue "shouldn''t we let the user choose?", when designing wizards or onboarding, or when a UI has many options but most users want the same one. Sub-aspect of hicks-law; read that first if you haven''t already.

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Category
Product & design
Reported license
Apache-2.0
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.