there was SO MANY great responses to my question the other day about what annoying git mistakes people make and I compiled them here: https://gist.github.com/jvns/f7d2db163298423751a9d1a823d7c7c1 (original post: https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk/111783285691213015)

follow up question: are there any of these mistakes where you USED to make them but found a trick to avoid making the mistake that worked? what was the trick, and which mistake did it help you avoid?

(as usual, only interested in tricks that you have personally used successfully)