[jmorton]

At first, that quote made me shake my head. However, it took me a minute to realize that the advice isn't "Google all the things!"

Certainly, having to search for an answer is inevitable. But it is also orders of magnitude more slow than recalling something from memory, at least for me. I think the key here is having the wisdom to know what is important enough to recall immediately versus referencing as needed.

As an analogy, and acknowledging the differences, being proficient with an editor isn't about the speed with which you look up how to do something: it's about what you can do without having to stop and think.