Spot how often we stick with a bad method just because it's what we know. I used to burn my toast every single morning because I refused to adjust the old dial on my toaster. Finally gave it a good scrub and realized the numbers were completely wrong. We get used to the burnt taste, literally or not, and forget a simple fix is right there. Your coffee story is the perfect example of that.

What's the worst example you've seen of someone using the wrong tool for a job? I mean, sometimes the workaround is so messy it creates way more problems than it solves.

Used to think joints were optional, learned the hard way.