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A small practice for the unclear category

A practical exercise: Use a label that helps a new visitor predict what is inside.

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Choose a low-stakes example you can change without affecting another person’s private information or commitments.

  1. Describe the current situation in one sentence. The example here is: A category name sounds interesting but does not explain its contents.
  2. Use a label that helps a new visitor predict what is inside.
  3. Compare the result with the difficulty you named. Write one concrete observation.
  4. Keep, adapt, or stop the experiment. A note about why you stopped is a valid result.

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What would the person receiving this need to know first?