Are you a person that reads the instructions? Yes? Oh...

There is a stigma in American culture around being the person that reads the instructions. You're not the leader. You're not the creative. You're not the maker. You're the sheep.

I hate it.

I believe when you read the instructions you are double-dipping in greatness. You are seeing how someone else sees the world to get a super cool end result. Now you can deconstruct in a thoughtful way, rather than simply ignoring prior art.

Read the fucking instructions. Then you can throw them out.