[lozenge]

You can also find many fans of IKEA instructions.

Consider how you would deal with written instructions that appear to contradict the picture instructions and you'll see why.

[zellyn]

All it takes to become a huge fan of IKEA instructions is to purchase and assemble a few items of furniture from other stores.

[jrowley]

There is a great section in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance about instructions for assembling a bicycle and a barbecue. Pirsig talks about the nature of creating instructions and laying them out and how there are a lot of potential ways to assemble something, but how an author has to chose a single way for their reader.

This discussion leads to him mentioning a favorite excerpt from some instructions he came across: "assembly of a Japanese bicycle requires great peace of mind."

[xgulfie]

As someone who loved assembling Lego sets as a kid, I legitimately enjoy putting Ikea furniture together, it's a very similar experience