Actually, safety in numbers kinda does work for rebar but not for joint spacing. The closer together you put joints, the more control you have over where cracks happen, not the other way around. The real problem is when joints are too far apart, then you get random cracks everywhere. Your young engineer might have been right that you were doing it backwards, but maybe not for the reason you think. Either way, glad you caught it before the whole thing turned into a mess.

For me it helped to just separate the two things. I have a separate account for my fun pet photos where I don't care about likes and keep my main one for landscapes. That way I don't feel pressured to chase that accidental hit. It also helped me relax about numbers because I realized the dog photo was just a lucky moment not a sign I should switch gears. Have you tried keeping two feeds or just posting what you love without checking stats for a week?