How do you properly cook a steak?

Question: How do you properly cook a steak?
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Asked by Brianerz999 to Gonzalo on 8 Nov 2017.
- Gonzalo Delgado-Pando answered on 8 Nov 2017:
  
  I spread some olive oil over the steak, very little. And I let the steak out of the fridge for a few minutes. I heat a pan at high heat and when is ready I put the steak. Depending on how thick it is I turned it around earlier or later, usually 2min per side.

Question: How do you properly cook a steak?