It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve done the Booking Through Thursday meme on time, so I actually made a note to myself to play along today. I guess the reminder worked because here’s my post!
Scenario: You’ve just bought some complicated gadget home . . . do you read the accompanying documentation? Or not?
Do you ever read manuals?
How-to books?
Self-help guides?
Anything at all?
I actually do read the manuals for these things — at least to find out how to do specific things that I want to do. Most of today’s gadgets are actually pretty user-friendly and have intuitive controls, but there are a few operations that aren’t crystal clear just by looking at the device. A quick glance through the manual tells me exactly what I need to know.
I do the same thing with new video games. I have to know all the tips and tricks, how to maneuver in certain ways, how to get power-ups, etc. These things are usually right in the manual and make gameplay a whole lot easier. My husband, on the other hand, would much rather start playing the game immediately and not even bother looking at the manual — until he gets stuck somewhere!