Following Directions…such a good idea <3
It’s a beautiful sunny day here in our neck of the woods, and is providing all kinds of motivation for working on this neglected house of ours. Last week was a busy one and cleaning/maintenance things got pushed to the side. Today I plan to do some CPR on our home.
Speaking of cleaning, the washing machine is on the third load of the morning. I am so thankful to hear that swish swish and humming in the background. Our old one began making awful noises a couple of weeks ago and so last Friday Russ and a friend picked up our new one and installed it.
We had an event after I got off work which meant it was 8:30 pm before we could give the new washer a trial run. Going on what I knew of the old one and hastily reading the directions for the new (without my reading glasses…not recommended) we stumbled through several awkward attempts to get a load in process.
When the various stages stalled or didn’t happen, we would go back to the directions, but again…I was basing my efforts more on what I knew in general of washing machines and not really reading the specific ones for this model.
Our first attempt proved disappointing as I didn’t feel the small load we had washed seemed very clean. I ran another trial and they were better so I put them in the dryer and went to bed.
On Saturday morning, I put my reading glasses on and actually took the time to read the directions better. All my concerns were obliterated as I understood the particulars of how this machine works.
Why do I do this?
Why do I assume I know it all and fail to read the directions?
Human nature, that’s why.
I know just enough to make myself dangerous.
This can be applied to so many situations. If you are frustrated in some effort today, stop and evaluate if you are using the right information before moving forward.
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