The only time you should reinvent the wheel is when you’re 100% sure that’s what you want to do.
Don’t Reinvent the Wheel
Most problems that you encounter when trying to do simple things have already been solved. Don’t waste your time approaching your ends by trying to find a new means.
Make a habit of looking for & utilizing pre-existing best practices. Even if they are Unsexy Solutions.
Exception
Reinvent something if the reinvention is explicitly what you set out to do. Some things just suck. But in the path of fixing them, you shouldn’t be reinventing every step along the way.
➡️ The only time you should reinvent the wheel is when you’re 100% sure that’s what you want to do.
Coding
Use libraries.
Business
Look at the tools already in-use before building a new one.
Problem-Solving
Try Googling some keywords describing the problem you’re having.