Research of the sort we are talking here is easy, in that it isn't mentally challenging. Doing a google search and then sifting through all the articles does no

Research of the sort we are talking here is easy, in that it isn't mentally challenging. Doing a google search and then sifting through all the articles does not require any skills other than patience, just as searching through a 1,000 page book to find the page you want doesn't require anything more than patience. You don't learn anything by these actions. You learn by understanding the solution, and the sooner you can find an explanation for the solution the better, and in my opinion there is no quicker way of getting to the solution than by asking an expert.