Well said PEI3721. Discretion to step outside SOPs / "limits" is something that is exercised and understood by more modern pilots than the previous poster suggests. Whilst the quantity of printed procedures we have is greater than that of 20/30 years ago, they have been included to avoid repeats of other pilot's misfortune.
More rules don't necessarily make more robots. It's unfair to suggest the rule-conscious pilot has no initiative.