I used to write a ton of SQL and I could write a query for anything you asked for, no matter how incompatible the schema was to your request. My first step was

I used to write a ton of SQL and I could write a query for anything you asked for, no matter how incompatible the schema was to your request. My first step was to look at the data using the UI. Then when I tested my queries, I also just ran them in the UI. It’s just faster. I never used the UI for “simple” queries since there wasn’t anything to test.