# Search Searching is an essential skill. Yet for something we do every day we spend little time learning how to do it effectively. It's funny how search engines are improving faster than we become better at searching. ## Links * [Power searching](http://www.powersearchingwithgoogle.com/) by Google - skip the videos and head straight for the "Text Version". * Practice searching: [A Google a Day](http://www.agoogleaday.com/). * [Internet search tips](https://www.gwern.net/Search) by Gwern. * [The Tiny, Essential Google Tricks for Way Better Search Results](https://lifehacker.com/the-tiny-essential-google-tricks-for-way-better-search-1826791031). * Use the [Internet Archive: Wayback Machine](https://archive.org/web/web.php) to find unavailable pages; also an addon like [View Page Archive & Cache](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/view-page-archive/). * Learn about DuckDuckGo [bangs](https://duckduckgo.com/bang) and [features](https://duck.co/help/features). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://wiki.stojanow.com/search.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.