For every strategy X which someone swears by, you will find someone who says X did not work for them.

Before adopting any advice, contextualise to your situation and then apply if it makes sense.

Generalizing the lessons learned from specific instances aids in pattern recognition so that you can apply the lessons in the future for other similar circumstances.

How to get better at decision making and the game of life.

https://abhyrama.com/2019/11/17/generalization-the-superpower/