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Occasionally you'll want to over-promote a feature that has very low usage, but reassures the user that it exists if they ever do need it.
i.e., the expected utility is low, but the presence is still reassuring.
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Imagine a cruise ship, with lifeboats hanging off the side.
Presumably, they could design lifeboats that nestled discreetly into the ship. But their visibility serves another purpose: to reassure the passengers that they exist, and are ready to go.
Because their usage is actually very rare, the majority of the collective benefit will be psychological, rather than objective.
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During onboarding, Headway will ask you when you like to see new ideas, and then use that to set notification alerts.