Not really. Good advice is often specific and actionable. People have to adapt it to their circumstances. OP included a warning to make it clear that this isn't

Not really. Good advice is often specific and actionable. People have to adapt it to their circumstances. OP included a warning to make it clear that this isn't a guarantee and to give specific circumstances in which his advice is sound. What's the alternative? How else could you write an article that conveys the steps you took to achieve a goal, if not to write the steps you took?