I agree with you, but your point about "getting stuck right in" reminds me of something that is true in any skilled job/vocation/hobby which is that the mark of a skilled mechanic/operator/craftsperchild¹ is someone who knows what to do when stuck with a problem, or when something shown behaviour different to what is described in the manual. It usually comes with experience and that is the main difference the young kid fresh out of school, and the old guy who has been wrenching since his teens.

- Wil

¹ PC (think about it)