A problem with defining a norm to get a contraction

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Let $X$ be a Hilbert space. Let $\Lambda :X\to X$ be given by $$\Lambda g=f_1(g)+f_2(g)+f_3(g),$$ where $f_i:X\to X$. What I need to prove is that $\Lambda$ is a contraction. For some reason, I need to consider $$\|\Lambda g_1-\Lambda g_2\|^2_X=\|(f_1(g_1)-f_1(g_2))+(f_2(g_1)-f_2(g_2))+(f_3(g_1)-f_3(g_2))\|_X^2.$$ The latter equality is very unconvinient for me, because of short multiplication formulas. Instead of this, can I understand a norm in a different way and consider $$\|\Lambda g_1-\Lambda g_2\|^2_X=\|(f_1(g_1)-f_1(g_2))\|_X^2+\|(f_2(g_1)-f_2(g_2))\|_X^2+\|(f_3(g_1)-f_3(g_2))\|_X^2?$$

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The desired equality will be in general false. True if the three differences are mutually orthogonal. See Pythagorean Theorem in Hilbert space. The usual procedure in this situation is using the triangule inequality.