Yes, so essentially I try a few things, I try to find a naive and simplest solution and not ever worry about optimizations. If I fail in that case I try to find a simpler variation of the problem and solve that, if not I keep reducing the problem down. If the problem is reduced down I can explain it to someone else and ask them. Then or from that reduced problem I try and figure out what class of problems it belongs to. If you get anxiety you should ask around, and do what you are doing ask the internet using concise language.