Read the POH. If it says do something, then there is usually a good reason for it. If it says don't then there will be an equally good reason for not doing it.
Simple really!
I don't like teaching people a "one size fits all" method of flying. Yes there are many things that are the same on all a/c, but there are an awful lot that are totally different. Cue arguments on the "standard" spin recovery technique......
Pilots should be taught to fly that particular aircraft and have it explained why a particular machine is different from another. Follow the POH and you won't go far wrong and you certainly shouldn't end up doing anything totally stupid.