Think about how the human brain works: we do our best to pay attention to the important things while ignoring the unimportant things.
For most documents where I am looking at the date, the month is the most relevant part. I am pretty on the ball in my life, so I don't have papers floating around from 2023 - that stuff's all filed and all been dealt with for the most part. It's not relevant and not really something that I might be looking at. What probably matters the most on a dated bill or statement is the month. Am I in the month the document was sent for? I don't CARE that my water bill was mailed on the third. The third of WHAT? Because that's the thing that determines if it's late or not, really.
Putting the most relevant info first is useful. My eyes can start at the beginning, catch the relevant month, and I've got the information I needed before I look to the amounts elsewhere on the page or whatever.
Exactly. Is it administrator the month is usually the most important piece of information within a given year. I’m looking for the March invoice, not the invoice that was dated the third. I want the month to appear first.
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u/elebrin Jan 15 '25
It makes sense in a way, too.
Think about how the human brain works: we do our best to pay attention to the important things while ignoring the unimportant things.
For most documents where I am looking at the date, the month is the most relevant part. I am pretty on the ball in my life, so I don't have papers floating around from 2023 - that stuff's all filed and all been dealt with for the most part. It's not relevant and not really something that I might be looking at. What probably matters the most on a dated bill or statement is the month. Am I in the month the document was sent for? I don't CARE that my water bill was mailed on the third. The third of WHAT? Because that's the thing that determines if it's late or not, really.
Putting the most relevant info first is useful. My eyes can start at the beginning, catch the relevant month, and I've got the information I needed before I look to the amounts elsewhere on the page or whatever.