We don't need to read a textbook to use a spoon. But, then we need to read the manufacturer's manual to write effective assembly code. Is this a conundrum, or i

We don't need to read a textbook to use a spoon. But, then we need to read the manufacturer's manual to write effective assembly code. Is this a conundrum, or is it just that life is a little bit too complex to fit in naive generalizations?