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@hasu Well, I won't say is wasted time. It's just spent sub-optimally (?)
I agree with @oudalally here. Knowing when to ask a question is almost as hard as knowing what to ask. And having a time limit is a good idea.
I'd add: do your research always, that way you'll understand better what's exactly that thing you don't understand; then, when you ask, you may attach a possible solution to your question. Is like not going empty handed asking for a solution, at least present one. Also, most of the times you just need good pointers, where to look at and what to look for.
I've been in your position and is perfectly fine to ask. You're doing research in order to make a new discovery, so don't waste time re-discovering something somebody else did.
Not a rant but I kinda wanted to see if anyone else feels the same way and might have advice on how to overcome this:
So I work as a student in research. Meaning there is not much documentation and things are chaneging fast, some things are also fairly complicated.
I have a really good supervisor.
However. I am super scared of asking about how things work. Whenever we discuss things and she notices I'm insecure about how something works, she explains it to me patiently. No probs. But insead of asking I just try out random stuff for hours. Having no clue about how things work and what I'm doing. In the end she is able to explain the issue to me within a minute.
The thing is, I think that trying to figure stuff out on my own, is the right approach. Not daring to ask questions or express my theories is really bad. I get super anxcious. Most of the time my theories and assumptions are correct. I just never dare to voice them.
The irony is, that I'm perfectly fine whenever I talk about or hold presentations which are not CS related. But if I have to do that on a CS topic I just die. I freezze, stutter, everything.... T_T
Like come on. They can't do anything to me except correct me... jeez.
rant