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A QUICK PRODUCT SIMPLICITY TEST: REMOVE ALL THE EXPLAINERS

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A product simplicity test involves removing all explainers and seeing if users can still navigate intuitively. The New User Experience (NUX) often serves as a crutch rather than addressing underlying design clarity issues. This mental exercise of eliminating explanatory content makes products more usable even when users skip through tutorials.