HOW HARD IT IS TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS

                                                         
Following instruction depends on the individual, the nature of the task, the sender and the receiver of the instruction. This means that if the instruction is not given in plain and clear language, it could be misunderstood and thus, it will not attain the purpose it was meant to attain. It is also the responsibility of the receiver to listen attentively to the instruction and ask questions.

 I guess following instruction is a two way procedure, because it involves the giver of the instruction who can be a teacher and the receiver of the instruction who is the student as the case may be.  Sometimes instructions are difficult to follow probably because the task is complicated or because the task will not serve a good purpose.  On the other hand some people just find it hard to follow instructions no matter how simple it may seem, and other people just listen and follow instructions given to them. With this I can say it’s an individual problem.  I think following instruction is easy when you observe the criteria’s below;

v    Listen attentively.  Ask questions where you don’t understand.  Write down for reference purposes while carrying out the instruction.

Moreover, if people can do this, I think understanding and executing instructions will be successful, timely and accurate. Timeliness is also part of understanding and taking instructions, this is because instruction tells you what to do and possibly how to do it, if an instructor says hand in tomorrow, it should be so, otherwise you are not following instructions.  It means you either have a problem following instructions or you don’t understand the instruction given.

Nevertheless, if after a good explanation of the instruction on the part of the instructor, the receiver still finds it hard to understand, then the problem lies with the receiver and not the instructor. It will mean that the receiver does not want to carry out the instruction.  So I guess following instruction is based on understanding and willingness to follow instructions.

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