“When all else fails, read the instructions” is an expression of inestimable—yet grossly underrated—wisdom. It is a tendency of human nature to assume we know how to do something without needing to be instructed. We soon find out through failure that we do.
It is intriguing that, male or female, or young or old, there is something in our human nature that seeks to be independent and self-sufficient. We don’t like to be told what to do, which usually leads to problems or serious failures.