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Ever watched someone struggle with a website you thought was perfectly intuitive? Or witnessed a colleague dismiss user feedback because "people don't know what they want"? Stephanie Marsh's "User Research" shatters these misconceptions by revealing a fundamental truth: while people may not articulate their needs perfectly, their behaviors tell compelling stories if we know how to observe them. In today's digital landscape, understanding users isn't just good design-it's essential business strategy. The gap between what people say and what they actually do forms the foundation of effective user research. Consider the participant who successfully completed every task on the UK Parliament website, then declared it "terrible" and "extremely difficult to use." Without direct observation, this disconnect would remain hidden, leading to misguided design decisions. This is precisely why user research focuses on behavior over opinion-it reveals the truth behind the politeness, confusion, and contradictions that characterize human interaction with products and services.