Intelligence is not collecting answers; it is recognizing which questions matter.

Having answers is common and not especially valuable now that information is everywhere. What is scarce is knowing which question actually matters: which one, if answered, would change what you do. Most effort goes into answering questions that were never load-bearing.

Before digging into a problem, spend a few minutes on which question is the real one. Ask what you would do differently depending on the answer. If nothing changes either way, that question is not the one. The redirection saves more time than any improvement in how fast you find answers.