As much as possible. I like to be told what to do, because I'm too bad at making my own decisions =P
I always follow instructions. I figure they're guidelines and if I need to adjust outside of those guidelines than I can do it afterfollowing the instructions. It's very difficult to go wrong when following instructions.
It's funny, if I don't read instructions it works, if I do, all goes the way of the pear
When im cooking ramen I never follow the instructions O_O
When cooking, I pretty much just through everything together and hope it turns out okay. This is why I don't cook dinner ^_^ Except now I do because everyone else in my house is sick >.<
I read the instructions, try and follow them, get them wrong and go off on a tangent.
I generally try and stick to food instructions and making thing instuctions. Seems to get the job done, yaknow?
Chaos