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You value a service more when you see the work.

The labor illusion suggests that users perceive more value in a service if they observe the effort required to produce it.

In a 2011 study, when users were shown a loading screen for a travel site that explicitly detailed the work being done, they rated the service as higher quality than when the results appeared instantly. You do not just want the result; you want to feel that the result was earned.

Efficiency feels like negligence when you are the consumer.

Where this comes from

Study
Buell and Norton, 2011
What the check found
The study by Ryan Buell and Michael Norton confirms that revealing the labor behind a service improves consumer perception of value.
Confidence
Well replicated
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