I love being able to answer peoples' questions, and I hate asking them. I guess it comes down to I like helping, but I don't like feeling like I am being a bur

I love being able to answer peoples' questions, and I hate asking them. I guess it comes down to I like helping, but I don't like feeling like I am being a burden. My process is like this. 1) 15 minute gamble on self solving intuition 2) Exhaust any possible solution I can think of even if I have to "be the computer". 3) Google 4) Documentation 5) Ask a co-worker Sometimes I'll skip from step 1 to 5 if it is dealing with something that I rarely use. Typically this means I don't expect to remember the problem or solution later because of how rarely I visit this part of the application. This is probably not the best way to do it, but I just remember things more often when I solve the problem myself. After 3-6 months with a new technology, I am frequently able to solve problems in step one.