Briefle words · Writing & copy
Chronological order
Arranging steps or events in the order they happen in time.
Say it to an AI
Quick-start card for a smart plug: five numbered steps in strict chronological order, starting with plugging it in, one action per step, each ending with what the user should see (blinking blue, fast blink, solid green). No 'before you start' steps tucked at the end.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Smart plug quick-start card”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →The printed quick-start card inside the box of a smart plug, read by someone setting it up for the first time.
Why: A starts with 'Plug Lumo into a wall socket'; B puts that at step 5 even though nothing else works without it.
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Room 3 · Structure
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