The time is takes to make a decisions increases with the number of choices available t the user.

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Examples of Hick’s Law

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As Designer's…

As designers we need to ensure that we are not overwhelming the user by giving them multiple choices when response times are critical to decrease decision time, to avoid this we can highlight recommended options. Breaking tasks into smaller steps in order to decrease cognitive load, and using progressive onboarding to minimise cognitive load for new users. Although we also need to be careful not to simplify to the point of abstraction.