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I would also add something about "guessing the teacher's password".
If you do things you saw a stronger player do, but don't understand them, you will sooner or later be punished - either because you applied the move in a situation where it doesn't work; or because you don't know how to continue.
There is, in fact, a go proverb for this: "Learn joseki, lose two stones" (in rank, temporarily). Meaning that people who memorize joseki without understanding the reasons for the moves will be flummoxed by people who don't follow the expected pattern, since it's hard to punish a mistake if you don't know why it's a mistake.