The Default Book
Quickstart
The Default in One Sentence
The Default Book
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Preface
Quickstart
Introduction
The Default in One Sentence
The Default in One Image
The Default in One Thousand Words
The Default in One Essay
Core
Default vs Choice
Choice as Friction
How Defaults Form
Default Blindness
Defaults and Time
Designed vs Inherited
Stacking Defaults
Defaults as Power
Defaults at Scale
Defaults and Discovery
The Anatomy of Deviation
When Defaults Collapse
Vignettes
The First Value in the Dropdown
The Language That Was Chosen Once
The Profession That Repeats
The Table Head That Exists Even When Empty
The Name That Had to Fit
The End of the Year
The School Your Sibling Attended
Essays
On Blame and Defaults
Defaults and Identity
Conclusion
About the Author
The Default in One Sentence
A default is the outcome that happens when no one actively chooses.
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