{"id":4846,"date":"2022-06-27T15:51:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T20:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/?p=4846"},"modified":"2022-06-27T15:51:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T20:51:48","slug":"skipping-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/skipping-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Skipping Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s always tempting to skip\nsteps. If it feels like doing so will move an event forward more quickly\u2026why\nnot? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why not? In reality, you may be\nright. It could work out fine. But in a well-organized, well-thought system,\nthere is a reason for each step. You may not recognize the consequence of\nskipping one until it is too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plane crashes, construction disasters,\nand medical errors often begin with skipping a step. Cross-contact food contamination,\nchemical disasters, wildfires, and the spread of infectious disease often\ninvolve skipping steps. Why is that choice so tempting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s fun to feel a bit rebellious\nat times. And if we don\u2019t put on a seat belt and don\u2019t have a wreck, it\u2019s\neasier to skip that step next time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of us are defiant. Following\na particular protocol feels like someone telling us what to do so we choose to\nignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of us are arrogant. We\nbelieve we know better without a full understanding of the ins and outs of how\nand why each step exists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes experience teaches us why\nskipping steps is foolhardy. An experienced mechanic understands the order of\noperations that will make his job easier. An accomplished chef understands the\nbest order in which to add ingredients to achieve the desired layers of flavor\nor perfect rise. A seasoned electrician knows the risks if he fails to disconnect\nthe power before starting a line repair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given that many families have experienced\nthe distraction of escalating stress the past several years, now is not the\ntime to skip steps. Stress is distracting in a way that can cause us to be\nblind to is effects in the moment. We think we\u2019re functioning well until we\nhave the perspective of hindsight. By then, the damage may be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know this is sounding like I\u2019m a\nstickler for the rules or someone who doesn\u2019t want progress. That\u2019s not true. I\nlove progress and I\u2019m happy to flaunt a few rules here and there. But I\u2019m not\ngoing to make the choice to skip steps when I\u2019m doing preflight on a plane or handling\nraw chicken in my kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything in life has a hierarchy\nof some sort. We have to prioritize. But before we skip steps, it\u2019s important\nto be fully versed in the reason for each of those steps. If we choose to\nignore this, it can have funny results or disastrous ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We may not know which we are\nchoosing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s always tempting to skip steps. If it feels like doing so will move an event forward more quickly\u2026why not? Why not? In reality, you may be right. It could work out fine. But in a well-organized, well-thought system, there is a reason for each step. You may not recognize the consequence of skipping one … Continue reading “Skipping Steps”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[185,3222,3224,3221,3225,3223],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4846"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4846"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4849,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4846\/revisions\/4849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}