If the project is just for shits and giggles and I basically know what I'm doing I tend to try holding off googling for a while, leads to more source code readi

If the project is just for shits and giggles and I basically know what I'm doing I tend to try holding off googling for a while, leads to more source code reading and allows for accidentally discovering unrelated but helpful stuff. If it's for an actual project that I'm expected to move on I tend to google after I try only a few ways (max 10-15 minutes total) around the problem. Definitely makes side-projects take forever but I feel like it's productive in the long run.