The smoothest systems aren’t always the best ones. Sometimes the pause, the confirmation dialog, the friction that makes you slow down—that’s not poor design. That’s the system being honest about what’s actually happening.
I watched someone try to register their device three times before it worked. Each time, the system asked: Are you sure? Is this the right account? Should we send a confirmation code?
It felt annoying. Then I realized: those pauses prevented a mistake that would have locked them out completely.