Don't make me think

When fixing problems, always do the least you can.

Happy talk must die

Your objective should always be to eliminate instructions entirely by making everything self-explanatory, or as close to it as possible. When instructions are absolutely necessary, cut them back to a bare minimum.

It doesn’t matter how many times I have to click, as long as each click is a mindless, unambiguous choice.

As a rule, conventions only become conventions if they work.