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You can also find many fans of IKEA instructions. Consider how you would deal with written instructions that appear to contradict the picture instructions and
by lozenge 7y ago
You can also find many fans of IKEA instructions.
Consider how you would deal with written instructions that appear to contradict the picture instructions and you'll see why.
- zellyn 7y agoAll it takes to become a huge fan of IKEA instructions is to purchase and assemble a few items of furniture from other stores.
- jrowley 7y agoThere is a great section in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance about instructions for assembling a bicycle and a barbecue. Pirsig talks about the nature of creating instructions and laying them out and how there are a lot of potential ways to assemble something, but how an author has to chose a single way for their reader. This discussion leads to him mentioning a favorite excerpt from some instructions he came across: "assembly of a Japanese bicycle requires great peace of mind."
- xgulfie 7y agoAs someone who loved assembling Lego sets as a kid, I legitimately enjoy putting Ikea furniture together, it's a very similar experience