It's experiences like that that teach me to not just follow the instructions but to think about how I would do it, then follow the instructions. It's a delicate

It's experiences like that that teach me to not just follow the instructions but to think about how I would do it, then follow the instructions. It's a delicate balance of blindly following instructions (which is essential-- oftentimes I think I see a better way and start to do it only to realize later on it's not going to work and there was a reason they did it their way) and thinking for yourself, which in your example would probably have sped things up.