Following up last week’s question about reading writing/grammar guides, this week, we’re expanding the question….
First I'll try to figure out the gadget myself but if I have questions I'll use the manual. I have a good sense for how things should work though and often I don't need to. But I'm not one of those people who refuses to read the manual, either. I don't read manuals generally, like for fun though. I read language books sometimes, if I'm trying to learn a language, and I just bought my first (three) gardening books a few weeks ago. I also like to read cookbooks. And then there are my legions of craft books, which I love. Sometimes I'll read business manuals but I don't do pop-psychology self-help books!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 try to work things out too - those instruction manuals are usually incomprehensible to me anyway.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think of cookbooks and I do use those a lot, but adapt the recipes to suit.
I have a whole bookshelf of cookbooks and part of the fun is to sit and read them! I also have lots of gardening books which I love to read.
ReplyDeleteI am quite happy to read cook books and gardening books just as long as no one expects me to put them to any good use!
ReplyDeleteI love looking at craft books, even if I don't read them. I also like to read drawing books and art books and relate what they say to writing. But I think that just makes me weird! :P
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