Human Nature is not all that bad, of course… It is just sprinkled in at times, and you just must be AWARE of it…
IT is good, it happens….it just IS
Look at this baby.
If you were the parents, wouldn’t you do ANTHING to take care of it, protect it now, and for the next 20 years… Human Nature is not mean for a human’s sake, for selfish sake… it can be aggressive for the protection and care of a baby like this… Birds, dogs, lions, zebras, all animals take care of their young…ferociously… this is OK…no judgement here… but YOU need to be aware of this, when it comes out a SHORTCUT in your construction, or a vague or incomplete bid on your job….that triggers a change order, an add on… at 2x the cost… tricks… you know… these tricks help pay for the baby…
Are the intentional? Are they gotcha moments? Are “they” just doing what “they” have to do to protect THEIR OWN BABIES… THEIR OWN FUTURES…? Human’s being human, animals being animals… absolutely no judgement… just is, kind of thing… BUT YOU MUST BE KINDLY AWARE & AWAKE AND NOT BE FOUND SLEEPING IN THE SAVANAH WHEN THE LION IS LOOKING FOR BREAKFAST FOR HIS CUBS….IT WILL BE YOU!!!!! See? No pointing fingers here…just don’t sleep at the wheel and be the one taken…
Sure, this is not always true.
An evolved, well established, secure, (somewhat rich?) pro, can separate out the need to protect family and survival mode thinking from the calm self-respect of doing a great job, to be proud of all along the way.
Duo Dickinson described it as “ not working for the money, but letting money enable work to happen” Ultimately he has learned by time and experience, that his family can be taken care of AND he can provide great work simultaneously.
But in your search of a contractor or architect or sub… which of these kind of guys will you see more often? The scrambler… or the well-established confident one?
Final statement.. Just don’t go for the lowest bidder…
This is an interesting question… While each quality of good design is, on its own important….
Great design is when ALL of these happen at the same time. A beautiful modern box house in Nantucket, would break the “fit the neighborhood” rule.
A house bare on its plot of land, breaks the Prospect and Refuge rule.
A house with an open floor plan, too many stairs, breaks the flexible rule.
Great designers think of all these rules at the same time… This is why good design evolves slowly…You fix one aspect then toggle over to the other. You fix the interior space demands, then adjust the exterior look of the house. Then you rethink the entire house, to meet the visual and practical goals of the roof, the pitch, the gutters, the size and even the axis changes.
This is why it all takes time… Go slow, enjoy dreaming… it costs nothing!