Baby Step
The smallest possible action a user can take that demonstrates progress and builds confidence toward larger commitments.
A baby step is the minimal viable action that lets a user experience progress without commitment. It is the antidote to the blank canvas, the antidote to overwhelm, and the foundation of habit formation. Baby steps work because they reduce the Anxiety force: the user isn't committing to a full workflow, just taking one small action. Once that action succeeds, confidence builds, and the next step feels easier. Products that design baby steps into their onboarding — pre-filled templates, suggested first actions, wizard-style setup — see dramatically higher activation rates than products that dump users into a complex interface.