Tell people the why and they’ll figure out the how. Skip the why and they’ll do the bare minimum.

Instructions without a reason can only be followed exactly, so the moment reality differs from the instruction, the work stops or goes wrong. Give people the purpose and they can adapt, fill gaps, and catch your errors. It also changes what the task feels like from the inside. Doing a step because you were told is a different job from doing it because you know what it is for.

Add one sentence about the purpose the next time you ask for something. Then leave the method open. You get a version you did not think of, and you stop being the only person who can answer questions about it.