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If someone gives you several instructions at once, repeat the important details back to them before you start.

For example, instead of saying “okay” after your boss explains a task, say:

“Just to make sure I got it right — you want this finished today, and you want me to send it to you when it's done?”

It takes a few seconds, but it can prevent a lot of unnecessary mistakes and back-and-forth later.

This is especially useful at work, during appointments, when making plans, or anytime a misunderstanding would be annoying or expensive to fix.

A few seconds of clarification is usually much cheaper than an hour of fixing the wrong thing.