Today, no one doubts that beauty is in the details. This is especially close to girls. After all, it will never work out to create a harmonious image, if you do not think it through completely. A beautiful dress is not everything. To catch admiring glances, you still need to do a good styling, manicure and stand on heels. In this article, we will unveil the veil of secrecy and find out where the phrase “The Devil is in the Details” comes from.
Why details play such an important role
The thing is that it is difficult for a person to think through everything in advance. But a complete picture is obtained only when all the details are worked out. It seems that this applies only to art, but this is far from the case. Any creativity, whether it is a writing, musical or architectural activity, requires attention to detail. If they are not taken into account, then the books will be uninteresting, the music is unattractive, and it will be impossible to live in houses. Why it happens? Let us examine an example of a book.
The writer should not only work out the plot, but also think through the image of the characters well. If he does not, then an author’s contradiction to himself may arise or the characters of the book will be so unrealistic that their life will not catch attention. And if the reader ceases to empathize with fictional characters, no matter how interesting the plot, the book will be abandoned in the middle. The devil is in the details, and not only people of art know this. Engineers, scientists, builders, designers, in general, people of any profession are forced to pay close attention to detail so that the result of the whole project is at its best.
Origin of phrase
For the first time, the expression "The Devil is in the Details" was published in the New York Times in 1969. There it was found in an article by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
The architect was German by nationality, which suggests that the expression clearly has German roots. This was not exactly established, but most likely, the statement “The Devil is in the Details” is German folk wisdom. After all, if you think about the culture of the country, then everything falls into place. The Germans are very punctual and pedantic, they, unlike our compatriots, love that everything goes according to plan.
Phrase meaning
Each country has an analogue of this expression. In Russia, the phrase in its original form did not take root, and our compatriots slightly changed it. Now you can hear the expression that “The Devil is in the details” can be more often than the original idiom “The Devil is in the details”.
The value, however, does not change from this. A common phrase tells that if you do not pay attention to trifles, then a good result will not work. This means that it is the details that sometimes play an important role and can ruin the entire project. The maximum load on the part that was not foreseen in time, a poorly sewn button or an unverified medicine - the damage from all these oversights will be different, but as a result, all these projects will fail. In the Russian language there is an expression “And so it will do”, unfortunately, many of our compatriots make it almost a motto in life. But everyone knows what the “Devil is in the details” means and, accordingly, the consequences of their negligence are also known to everyone.
Apply the saying in life
It does not matter who said "The Devil is in the Details," the main thing is that this folk wisdom is now available to everyone. Of course, this does not mean that everyone without exception uses it. Today, access to knowledge has become open, but, unfortunately, people are too fond of checking everything from their own experience. But this is not so difficult - before starting any project, take some time to work out its details. In the future, this will definitely bear fruit and the “devil” will not wait for you at every metaphorical turn. If it is not possible to brainstorm at the beginning of the project, then it is advisable to conduct it at least at the end. So you can find your mistakes after the fact. This, of course, will be disappointing, but it is better if you find them yourself than someone else.
Paying attention to little things is not some kind of innate skill, but a habit that is developed by the effort of the will. Every day you need to force yourself to be more focused. It’s not necessary to start practicing such awareness at work, you can start with everyday life. Indeed, many people are inconsiderate to such an extent that they put sausage at breakfast in a bread box and bread in a refrigerator. Only daily practice will bear fruit and, if all the details are provided, the devil will not hide in them.