I find that there is a difference between reflexive reaching for the first Internet and a thoughtful one. For me, it's like being stuck in a game: the walkthrough is always right there. But if I'm reaching for the walkthrough all the time, the game gets boring. (I think there is something to the analogy, because, before the days of ubiquitous walkthroughs, beating your head against the wall of a game level was not fun either; looking things up helps). So the challenge is dipping into the walkthrough just often enough to actually avoid rage quitting, but not so often that you forget to enjoy a challenge.
There, I think I've stretched this analogy as far as it goes :)
Agreed, feed the goblin!
I find that there is a difference between reflexive reaching for the first Internet and a thoughtful one. For me, it's like being stuck in a game: the walkthrough is always right there. But if I'm reaching for the walkthrough all the time, the game gets boring. (I think there is something to the analogy, because, before the days of ubiquitous walkthroughs, beating your head against the wall of a game level was not fun either; looking things up helps). So the challenge is dipping into the walkthrough just often enough to actually avoid rage quitting, but not so often that you forget to enjoy a challenge.
There, I think I've stretched this analogy as far as it goes :)