This is happening to me ALOT!
I'm in the middle of typing out the problem, describing the issue, and BOOM! A bolt of lightening hits and the answer presents itself! I guess it's the act of describing it that makes the answer clear?
Am I alone in this?
Also, what sometimes happens. Is that you are so convinced, that google won't be able to possibly find the answer, and the answer is so unlikely to be out there, that you don't actually try.
Then as you write out the thread starter, as an act of politeness and fairness to other forum users. You submit the appropriate part(s) of what would be the opening post to google, just to confirm there are not any answers.
Then you find there actually are answers, so you abandon creating the thread.
Also, ChatGPT might give enough initial pointers and ideas, to avoid needing to create a new thread.