The shortcuts you take in private have a way of showing up in public results.

Private work and public performance are the same work seen at different times. The rep you skipped, the section you skimmed, the part of the process you decided did not matter all sit quietly until something asks you to actually do it, and then the gap is visible to people who never saw the shortcut. Nobody is catching you. The work is just reporting itself.

Pick the step you most often skip and do it fully three times this week. Not forever, just three. You will find out quickly whether it was optional.