[kaashif]

This is an incredibly common experience, lots of people I've asked do this.

When writing a StackExchange post asking for help, I want to include all relevant information and include a list of things I've tried, along with explanations for why they're dead ends.

Writing it all down sometimes helps me realise that one of the ends is in fact not dead.

[p4l4g4]

This happens more often than I'd like to admit. More often it's on work chat or a call, but the principle holds: I try to explain my problem to someone else and while deepening the explanation, I get a face-palm moment (the answer was there all along!), thank the person for its time and franticly start working on the solution.

Rubber ducking can be a highly productive measure when your mentally clouded and can take many forms.