Don’t take my word for it

A few typical quotes you may see online regarding mastering:

“I never use more than 1-2db of eq at any one frequency”

“Analog always beats plugins”

“1db of compression or less is typical”

Etc. Maybe true in some cases, maybe not. So?

Disregard all that nonsense. If a track needs +4db at 5k do it and don’t look back. Make decisions swiftly and confidently and move on.