You're Improperly Storing Your Knives
Placing your knives on a surface or in a drawer for storage is absolutely not a good decision for the longevity of your knives. If you're going to have nice tools in your kitchen, you need to take care of them. Get a magnet strip to store your knives on, it'll be the best thing that will happen to your kitchen.
Always Measure While Baking
Cooking is one of those beautiful art forms that people have to engage in at least once a day to live a happy, healthy life. Baking, on the other hand, does not function the same way. While you can simply throw ingredients in a pan without a second thought to make a palatable meal, one wrong step while baking anything can be a death sentence for the hours of work you spend slaving over your chocolate lava cakes. Buy a baking scale and follow recipes by the gram. You will thank us.