Sounds like my signature move, honestly.

Hold up, I gotta push back on that! For a quick trim or a simple picture, I'm still reaching for my old bubble level every time. Fumbling with a laser, setting it up, making sure the batteries aren't dead... it adds more steps for small jobs. Sometimes the simple tool is just faster.

Ever notice how so many problems come from skipping the basic first step? Like what @eva666 said about pounding the chicken, it's that extra five minutes at the start that saves you an hour of panic later. I see this everywhere, from cooking to trying to fix something around the house without reading the instructions. What's a time you rushed in and paid for it later?