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With GMail, as with most applications I use regularly, I learn the keyboard shortcuts ('e' to Archive and '!' to report spam, for example ['m' to mute the conversation]) so I don't have to miss-click.
For anyone who *DOES* use the mouse for everything, at least every one I've ever observed, doesn't just fly to the button they *think* is right, they go to the one that *is* right.
The Opposite of Fitts' Law
If you've ever wrangled a user interface, you've probably heard of Fitts' Law. It's pretty simple -- the larger an item is, and the closer it is to your cursor, the easier it is to click on. Kevin Hale put together a great visual summary of Fitts' Law, so rather than over-explain it, I'll refer...
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