(Of course, there’s a certain aspect of learned-helplessness here: because so many things are terrible, people often assume that something is just another broken malicious tool or workflow, when it’s quite the opposite.)
But really the single most important way to learn to use a search engine is this: Know people who are better at using search engines than you, and when you get stuck ask them for help and ask them to explain what they did and why they did it, and remember that for next time.
This reminds me of pg:
“How To Do What You Love”
(Of course, there’s a certain aspect of learned-helplessness here: because so many things are terrible, people often assume that something is just another broken malicious tool or workflow, when it’s quite the opposite.)
And if you’re the good one, make a list of case-studies.