{"id":3453,"date":"2017-03-13T19:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T23:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/?p=3453"},"modified":"2022-03-03T16:14:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T21:14:32","slug":"by-the-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/by-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"By the Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3454 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/By-the-Book.jpg\" alt=\"By the Book--stack of instruction books\" width=\"450\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/By-the-Book.jpg 450w, https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/By-the-Book-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/By-the-Book-422x300.jpg 422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Some people go by the book. Others <a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/fly-by-the-seat-of-our-pants\">fly by the seat of their pants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>People who go by the book follow directions. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">They want to do their work right the first time. They don\u2019t want to have to do it again. Therefore, they follow the rules.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">People who fly by the seat of their pants\u00a0think <em>If all else fails, follow the directions<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Going by the book makes life easier.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It helps with:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Learning to use new products<\/li>\n<li>Building anything<\/li>\n<li>Measuring amounts for cooking or other work<\/li>\n<li>Practicing new skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>People make mistakes when they fail to go by the book.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sometimes their mistakes cause no big problem. They can go <a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/back-to-the-drawing-board\/\">back to the drawing board\u00a0<\/a>and start over.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Other times, mistakes mean the difference in life and death.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>For the best life, go by the best book.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Read the Bible.<\/li>\n<li>Follow its directions.<\/li>\n<li>Share its truth with others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cConsult God\u2019s instruction\u201d (Isaiah 8:20 NIV).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you have an expression you want explained or a thought about this one? If so, please comment below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/xP7HL\">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email<\/a> and receive a free copy of \u201cWords of Hope for Days that Hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some people go by the book. Others fly by the seat of their pants. People who go by the book follow directions. They want to do their work right the first time. They don\u2019t want to have to do it again. Therefore, they follow the rules. People who fly by the seat of their pants\u00a0think If all else fails, follow the directions. Going by the book makes life easier. It helps with: Learning to use new products Building anything Measuring&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/by-the-book\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,9],"tags":[216,429,1846,46,37,677,923,500,77,1847,1848,889,1850,1849,925,247,120,34,268,924,145],"class_list":["post-3453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-problems","category-self-improvement","category-wisdom","tag-bible","tag-book","tag-by-the-book","tag-choices","tag-decisions","tag-devotion","tag-diana-derringer","tag-directions","tag-failure","tag-follow-directions","tag-follow-the-rules","tag-idioms","tag-instructions","tag-life-and-death","tag-life-lessons-from-english-expressions","tag-mistakes","tag-opportunity","tag-prevention","tag-success","tag-words-wit-and-wisdom","tag-work"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>By the Book - Diana Derringer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Some people go by the book. 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