No, no, no. That's the wrong thing to take away from it.
Something I got from Richard Feynman descriptions of his method of study, was to first and foremost, read the prompt of the problems, and work diligently trying to solve the problems by himself, for a reasonable amount of time.
Then, and only then, go and read the other solutions. The solutions can be the same, they can be different, and by doing all this preliminary work the researcher can truly understand the nuances of these solutions, something they can't grasp if the solutions were shown just after reading the problem.
So, the best way to approach a problem is:
- Try to solve it by yourself. Several times if necessary, give it an honest effort.
- Then, solved or not, go and read other people's solutions.
Something I got from Richard Feynman descriptions of his method of study, was to first and foremost, read the prompt of the problems, and work diligently trying to solve the problems by himself, for a reasonable amount of time.
Then, and only then, go and read the other solutions. The solutions can be the same, they can be different, and by doing all this preliminary work the researcher can truly understand the nuances of these solutions, something they can't grasp if the solutions were shown just after reading the problem.
So, the best way to approach a problem is:
- Try to solve it by yourself. Several times if necessary, give it an honest effort.
- Then, solved or not, go and read other people's solutions.