I can also relate to that. Early on, I also assumed longer content automatically meant better rankings, but I have found that answering the user's question clearly and directly often matters more than word count.
I thought that any fall in rankings indicated a need for immediate fixing. However, as time went on, I came to realize that many changes are only Google testing the pages, and that too much chanige can do more damage than waiting for data.
One misconception that i held at an early stage was that ranking a page means reaching the goal. I only cares about ranking pages in SERPs, but later learned that it was not all the need to maintain the rank calls for constant improvement. there are changes with the competitors and with user behaviuor so it becomes more of an adaptation process than ranking.
The first SEO myth that i believed at the beginning of my experience was that it consisted in finding the proper keyword and using it enough times in the text. but then i learned that what is important is the understanding of the users search intent and providing him or her with the real value. A web page may be fully optimized according to all SEO elements, yet not answer the question of the user. The biggest change in my opinion was the change of the optimization target.
one of the biggest myths i believed was that more backlinks automatically meant better rankings over time i realized that relevance quality and strong content matter much more than simply having a large number of links seo is definitely more about balance than shortcuts
That I would only need a few blog posts in order to rank... Lol
