Every single time I try to cook pasta

The only two options are whole box or half box. Nothing else matters.

♫Never emptied my box this way
This pasta's mine, I'll eat it my way-heeyyy
All these noodles I can't waste...
...And nothing else matters♫

♫Gnocchi I seek, and I'll make it soon,
Every box I have is empty no-ooo,
Open fridge for some different chew,
...And nothing else matters♫


♫NEVER CARED FOR CANNED RAGÚ♫

♫NEVER LIKED BOTTLED PRESTO

... only Classico!♫

It doesn't really matter. The result is always the same anyway:

I'll tell you the secret

With straight pasta, a good way to tell how much you need is to put the pasta between your thumb and index finger and still be able to wrap your thumb around your finger:

So...whole box it is!