Your objective should always be to eliminate instructions entirely by making everything self-explanatory, or as close to it as possible. When instructions are absolutely necessary, cut them back to a bare minimum.
"innovation is about designing customers, not just new products"
Every product needs a solid activation experience.
Done well, they can mean hugely successful conversion from discovery to sign-up for your app.
Here's a breakdown of Duolingo's legendarily strong activation experience.
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