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Sep 2026 6 min read
Why Your 'Fast' Page Still Feels Slow
A page can score well on paper and still feel janky to use — content that jumps as it loads, text that flashes and reflows, a hero image that shows up last. Perceived performance is its own problem & most of it comes down to a few habits: reserving space, loading fonts sanely & not lazy-loading the thing people came to see.