Currently I basically do what you mentioned in your example. I just have a list of websites in my bookmarks that I check when I need something.
If I can't find it there, then I use a search engine. However, I try to narrow down the search with operators. Just as an example, if I can't find something using the official reddit search (but I know it should be there somewhere) I'll do <query> site:reddit.com.
I've also started asking AI for certain answers to things I want to know. But usually only when I have enough understanding of the topic to know if the output is likely to be somewhat accurate.
I use search engines a lot less than I used to, and I kind of prefer it that way with how awful search is these days.
I have integrated Kagi quite deeply into my workflow at this point. I have a decent list of account level filters with their raise / lower / pin / block system, and I have some custom lenses to filter down for specific sources that I find helpful for certain topics. For example, I have a lens for the mailing list archives, issue tracker, irc archives, and official manual of the GNU/Linux distribution that I use. This makes it very easy to know that searches I make will be relevant to any problems I have.
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If I can't find it there, then I use a search engine. However, I try to narrow down the search with operators. Just as an example, if I can't find something using the official reddit search (but I know it should be there somewhere) I'll do <query> site:reddit.com.
I've also started asking AI for certain answers to things I want to know. But usually only when I have enough understanding of the topic to know if the output is likely to be somewhat accurate.
I use search engines a lot less than I used to, and I kind of prefer it that way with how awful search is these days.