Monday, May 4, 2020

Pointy Headed

I started my online "Mindfulness Fundamentals" class today--part of my New Year's intention to practice being less reactive in the year 2020.

I immediately had a bad reaction to a typo in their orientation materials. (Hey, I am paying for this class.)

LOL 😏  
(What? There are emoticons on Blogger now? Blogger hasn't made any improvements in years. I wonder––are they spiffing up because more people are blogging during Covid?)

Okay, so, typos happen. I recovered.

But, then, look at this instruction:
 
Obviously this is a test to see how reactive you are.
I failed. 
Or I won, depending how you look at it.

Their attempt to be clear is so muddled, I truly wondered, should I write and let them know?
1. Depending on the font and screen sizes, both "purple arrows" may be "below".

2. That is not a purple arrow. It is a white arrow in a purple box.

3. But whatever you call it, you don't need to show us its picture. It is RIGHT THERE.
(You could turn the sentence around, for further clarity:
"To proceed to the next page, click the purple arrow below:")

Who cares?

I would have to say––taking a deep, mindful breath,