I found that when I'm about to ask someone a question, in the process of writing down all the details of what I want to do, what I've tried, what happened, whic

I found that when I'm about to ask someone a question, in the process of writing down all the details of what I want to do, what I've tried, what happened, which alternatives I've tried, and why it can't possibly be the fault of my own code, at least half the time I find the answer on my own. So these days, I start writing down all this stuff as I'm exploring the problem, and much of the time it helps discover the solution and I don't need to send the message.