<p>I notice that I am more annoyed by problems when I am not the one that created them.  Two examples would be</p>

<ol>
<li>Cleaning up someone else's mess is much more annoying than cleaning up my own</li>
<li>When spelling autocorrect "fixes" a word that I typed in correctly fixing it annoys me much more than fixing words that I misspelled.</li>
</ol>

<p>My second example alludes to the fact that this is a very important phenomenon to consider when automating a process.  A user could be much more annoyed by fixing a mistake caused by the automation than they would have been doing the whole thing themselves.  </p>

<p>I have been unable to find a name for this phenomenon or any research relating to it.  Is it true in general? Is there a name for it that would point me towards some research?</p>

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2013-06-27T21:10:42.993Z
Just a thought: Humans are engineered to put themselves first in any situation. It is a lot easier to be angered at a mistake caused by something/someone else since you dont see the viewpoint of the person creating it.
Nick
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Are people less bothered by problems they create for themselves?
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# Are people less bothered by problems they create for themselves?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-06-26)

I notice that I am more annoyed by problems when I am not the one that created them. Two examples would be

1. Cleaning up someone else's mess is much more annoying than cleaning up my own
2. When spelling autocorrect "fixes" a word that I typed in correctly fixing it annoys me much more than fixing words that I misspelled.

My second example alludes to the fact that this is a very important phenomenon to consider when automating a process. A user could be much more annoyed by fixing a mistake caused by the automation than they would have been doing the whole thing themselves.

I have been unable to find a name for this phenomenon or any research relating to it. Is it true in general? Is there a name for it that would point me towards some research?

**Tags:** perception, reference-request, emotion

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Just a thought: Humans are engineered to put themselves first in any situation. It is a lot easier to be angered at a mistake caused by something/someone else since you dont see the viewpoint of the person creating it.  

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