Read the instructions

It is often said that most men don’t read instructions but I think it’s more correct to say that most people don’t read instructions. Well, that is until they’ve had a couple of goes at doing something and, when they find they can’t get it to work, they reluctantly read the instructions.

The lesson for today is quite simple… before rushing into a task read the instructions. A corollary might be… when giving instructions make sure they are crystal clear and easy to understand.

Now read on:

A guy sits around the house all day so one day his wife says, “Joe, you could do something useful, like vacuum the house once a week.” The guy gives it a moment’s thought and says; “Sure why not. Show me to the vacuum.” Half an hour later, the guy comes into the kitchen to get some coffee. His wife says, “I didn’t hear the vacuum working, I thought you were using it.” Exasperated, Joe answers, ”The stupid thing is broken, it won’t start. We need to buy a new one.” “Really,” she says, “show me – it worked fine the last time.” So he did…