I think there was a great discussion where everyone talked about working from the solution. In my opinion, I will work on something, give it a day or two, if I need help, I will reach out for it. I only ever look at the solution after I have solved the problem myself.
http://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/am-i-too-quick-to-look-at-hints-and-solutions/259627?u=caleb-mabry