InfoClick and habit
Posted: 2013-04-03 12:24:49
InfoClick is a fantastic application. But... sometimes habits die hard.
Having used InfoClick inconsistently for a while , I finally have realized why. My habit has always been to search using the Mail search feature. It had become so ingrained as a habit that when I got InfoClick, I unconsciously used Mail to search because of the habit. Later I would think: why didn’t I use InfoClick? I would go back and try it again, and found it easier. But the habit was hard to break.
It is a little strange because when I get other software my habits of using it change to match the software. In this case, Mail has been my only email program since switching to OS X in 2002.
Finally this past week I have broken the habit. Now InfoClick Is my first choice for searching... Duh . It only took two months of “Oh, wait, I could have used InfoClick.” But I am free! I have made the transition to InfoClick (completely!!)
Having used InfoClick inconsistently for a while , I finally have realized why. My habit has always been to search using the Mail search feature. It had become so ingrained as a habit that when I got InfoClick, I unconsciously used Mail to search because of the habit. Later I would think: why didn’t I use InfoClick? I would go back and try it again, and found it easier. But the habit was hard to break.
It is a little strange because when I get other software my habits of using it change to match the software. In this case, Mail has been my only email program since switching to OS X in 2002.
Finally this past week I have broken the habit. Now InfoClick Is my first choice for searching... Duh . It only took two months of “Oh, wait, I could have used InfoClick.” But I am free! I have made the transition to InfoClick (completely!!)