$ git log --decorate --oneline --graph* 3daed46 (HEAD, master) New thing I shouldn't have committed to master* a0d9687 This is the commit that I actually want to be master
# Backup my latest commit to a wip branch$ git branch wip_doing_stuff
# Ditch that commit on this branch$ git reset --hard HEAD^
# Now my changes are in a new branch$ git log --decorate --oneline --graph* 3daed46 (wip_doing_stuff) New thing I shouldn't have committed to master* a0d9687 (HEAD, master) This is the commit that I actually want to be master