Do you follow instructions very well?

Philippines
August 10, 2010 1:26pm CST
Are you the type of person who follow instructions very well, or your the type that follows what you believe your suppose to do. Well, I know someone who doesnt follow instructions very well. She is given instruction and then do it and then we find out that she did it the wrong way. What happens is it delays the work and then creates frustration. She is smart and intelligent but she is lazy.. How about you, are you very lazy that you don't follow instructions completely?
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11 responses
• United States
10 Aug 10
I'm usually good at following the instructions to something if they aren't too wordy or complicated.
• Philippines
10 Aug 10
yes me too. Instructions should be simple and easy to understand or it will just confuse everyone.
• Saudi Arabia
10 Aug 10
Yes I follow instructions very well.I want every detailed on the instructions done good specially at work.In the first place you are the one been blame if you instructed and not been done the instructions so well.In pertaining to work I'm very responsible.
• Philippines
10 Aug 10
Good for you. And you are right, you won't get blamed for whatever turn out it's going to be because you were just following instructions. But we always have to consider if the instructions are not violating anything because if it does you are still going to be responsible. Happy mylotting!
@2wicelot (2945)
7 Sep 11
I prefer to follow instructions all the time. Whenever I get any new appliance or device I read the instructions that come along with it before I use it. But it seem some other people are just opposite of me.
@dodo19 (47126)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
20 Aug 10
I do try to follow the instructions as best as I can. It may take me a little longer to understand some instructions, though it is partly due to my learning disability. However, I really do work hard to improve and to follow the instructions as best as I possibly can.
@Chevee (5905)
• United States
10 Aug 10
Yes, I follow instructions very well, I am the type of person that admits, understands and know that I don't know it all. Instructions are there for a purpose for a reason. Most people don't follow instructions because they have a problem with authority. The Bible say you are to follow the law of the land, the government. That is why I say instructions are there for a reason, if you follow them you will not make a mistake in most cases, and have to back track to get it right. Follow the instructions and you most likely will get it right the first time. Have a blessed day.
• Philippines
10 Aug 10
Other people may not like following instructions or not comfortable because it make be time consuming or they are just too lazy to do so but it always help things to turn out better. Other people might just be sooo proud of themselves they don't want to be told what to do. But yes, it is very important to follow directions cause it is there for a reason not just to make someone life boring.
• India
14 Aug 10
It completely depends on the instructions. :) If iI feel the instructions are worth of following then definitly I'll follow them, If not I wont follow the. It also depends on who is instructing, some times we have to follow instructions from some people without any other options.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
11 Aug 10
Oh me, I sort of try to do it first and then I read the directions. Then if they don't make sense, I will try a better way. I find reading it complicated. I would rather have someone show me how to do it. I find it much easier.
@unique16 (1531)
• United States
11 Aug 10
hello clouds0327, I follow instructions pretty good. When learning something new I always have anotebook with me to jot down notes or pictures on how to fix something or if computer the steps you need to get to that particlular file. I am learning in the newpaper industry now in the plate room where the pictures and wording goes on the plate and get them bent and hole punched before the press people ge thme to put on the drums so they can get color on them and run it. There are a lot machines to run and the computers. There A press side and B press side therefore two machines to run the jobs for both sides and two computers to look after and make sure the pages are printing for the plates. Then we have to look for errors such as spelling mistakes, missing pictures, smears and or scratches etc... Thanks and have a great day! Sincerley Unique16
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
12 Aug 10
I think so. That's what I am always careful of cause I had one experience before wherein I thought I followed the instructions but then again I didnt because I didnt read all of it. After that, I learned from it and didnt want to do the same mistakes again.
@SilverKing (1003)
• Canada
11 Aug 10
Sure do, i make sure that i follow instructions to the word as if it is something important i do not want to make a careless mistake.For example if i was doing an expensive home improvement like putting in a deck i would make sure i got exactly the stuff needed and would follow the directions on how to put it together.Yeah i do it myself and mabyee some help friends as i do not trust someone else that is paid from home hardware as they are not paid enough to care about fine details.
@diogz22 (516)
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
Am to don't follow instructions very well. Sometimes I do it right and sometimes I do it wrong. But then I don't mind as long as the end result is done within the specified duration. Sometimes it will be easier not to follow instruction due to the fact that some instructions has so many paragraphs that it will take a whole days trying to understand the instruction.