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Experience 027 · Websites & Behavior

Just let me read.

You want to read a short article. The website has other plans. React to each interruption the way you normally would, or leave whenever you want. About 4 minutes.

1 · Before you start

Please note: This is a reflective community experience. The websites shown are fictional examples built for this exercise. You may stop at any time by closing the page.
Which best describes you?
Where do you browse most?
How patient are you with websites in general?0–10
Not patient at allVery patient
How much do you trust a business website you have never visited before?0–10
Not at allCompletely

2 · Read the article

You searched “how to lower my energy bill” and opened this article. Read it. React to anything that appears the way you normally would.

Fictional website created for this experience. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.

3 · How did that feel?

How annoying was this website?0–10
Not at allExtremely
Which interruption bothered you most?
When a chat window opens by itself, do you trust the business…
How much of the article did you actually read?

4 · Looking back

At the moment you felt like leaving, what were you feeling? Choose any.
If this were a real website, how likely is it you would have left?0–10
Would definitely stayWould definitely leave
Will you notice this on websites from now on?
How meaningful was this experience for you?0–10
Not meaningfulVery meaningful
Would you like to explore this topic further?

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