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The META Skill

Why not just ask for the answer?

I bet you think figuring stuff out on your own is slower.
BUT
YOU have to wait for info from other people and your answers are limited to what those other people know.
So if they don't know the answers, you're STUFFED.

YOU open up way more potential answers if you try a little FSOFY.
BUT
if you ask questions that could easily be googled, questions that could easily be found by a little effort on your part, or are in the notes,
YOU eventually annoy everyone.

So a bit of FSOFY develops trust and others see you as a reliable competent person.

Don't get me wrong, a good question is, well GOOD, but try a little FSOFY first.
Nothing works perfectly the first time.
If it does, you haven't learned anything, you already know it.

If it doesn’t work perfectly the first time, be prepared for a fabulous learning journey. YEAH!

After a few of these failure experiences, YOU will become more persistent when YOU encounter failure.

Other folks might have already figured out this problem.

There is a good chance that someone else has had your problem, so ask a good question on GOOGLE.
A question that is direct and specific is best, or you can go to a forum.

Even so, there may be no specific 100% solution to your problem, so YOU will have to finish solving the problem.
How good is that!

When I began creating websites and designing, I relied heavily on NETSCAPE(a predecessor to the Google browser), to find solutions when I was stuck. To that end, I published this Code on the front of my VirtualTeacher website:-

Code of the Netizens
This Website & Newsletter is not free, despite the misleading advertising above.

The FEE is now due.

Each week you must help one colleague on the Internet who has less knowledge than you.

Help that person even if you have to visit their classroom or do a little research and get back to them. Trust me, this will help a lot of people get their classrooms running much better much faster.

Oh! and send them a link to VT for inspiration.
OK I'm trusting you!!!