Myths Busted: Things You (Likely) Were Mistaught

Much of what you have been taught, in school, throughout your career, or recently from AI, may be correct when applied to the limited scope of problems presented to you during your education. Those teachings may not work in real-world applications. I have encountered many instances of that during my professional career, some of which took me decades to identify, and then resolve. Here I review some of what I consider to be the most egregious examples.