]> 2026-07-19T01:21:36+00:00 Induce Pauses 0 en Induce Pauses interrupts the user’s interaction flow, creating enforced moments of stillness that slow down automatic, unconscious behaviour. These short reflective gaps encourage the user to consider their actions, their goals and the consequences of their choices. Instead of supporting continuous, frictionless progress, this pattern slows the interaction on purpose, helping the user step out of repetitive or impulsive loops. This approach aims to give the user the cognitive room to make more informed decisions. * '''High level of intervention''': The pattern challenges conventions of immediacy and speed by limiting user control and delaying action, which may feel obstructive or paternalistic if applied without transparency or justification. * '''Calibration vs. Frustration''': Because it creates friction at moments where users might expect seamless interaction, it requires careful calibration to avoid excessive frustration. * '''Safety and Agency''': By disrupting habitual or impulsive sequences, the pattern reinforces principles of safety and agency that the usability canon often sidelines in favour of speed. Silva, Flávia Catarina Pereira da. 2024. “Design de fricção em interfaces gráficas: estratégias e padrões para promover processos metacognitivos no utilizador.” masterThesis. https://ria.ua.pt/handle/10773/45001. Slowing the user’s interaction flow by inserting moments of forced stillness. 2026-03-18T13:35:06Z 2461118.0660417 Induce Pauses Confront the User 0 en Confront the User Forced Downtime / Sudden Loss of Interaction 0 en Forced Downtime / Sudden Loss of Interaction Offer Multiple Points of View 0 en Offer Multiple Points of View Pattern Name 102 en Pattern Name Related To 102 en skos:related|http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core# Related To