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by joshstrange 459 days ago
> I have a similar mindset though less focused on the type of questions being asked and more about how many times I have to answer the same question.

Yes, I completely agree and do that as well.

The focus on “type of question” has been something I’ve done more recently after helping someone out. Just reflecting on “what type of problem did I just help solve and how can I make it easier for them to solve on their own in the future”. Very often the answer is “more documentation” or similar, getting things only in my head down where everyone can benefit. On the other hand I walk away from some problems I’ve helped with frustrated that the answer was 1-2 Google searches away and the issue had nothing to do with “our stack”.