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What is a user flow, and why it matters

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The short answer says the real work is thinking through the user's path, and mapping the flow is how you do that before touching a screen. This shows how to lay out every step and decision point a user hits toward their goal. Doing this first tells you exactly which screens you need, so you never build one you did not.

• The flow comes before the screens and tells you how many you need
• Mapping decision points surfaces gaps before you build them
• A clear flow is what you hand to whoever writes the code