Reinvent the Wheel

One of the most harmful pieces of advice is to not reinvent the wheel.

It usually comes from a good place, but is typically given by two groups of people:

• those who tried to invent a wheel themselves and know how hard it is

• those who never tried to invent a wheel and blindly follow the advice

Either way, both positions lead to a climate where curiosity and exploration gets discouraged.
I’m glad that some people didn’t follow that advice; we owe them many of the ...