Well do you ever use cheats or walkthroughs??
as for me first time round I don't even look at the cheats, I man whats the point of playing I your going to cheat. After Iv'e finished I try a few out though.
As for walkthroughs it's a last resort for me I think I only looked a one a couple when I played OOT, and a couple times for 4 sword adventure I'm usually like ooooooh ye after I've looked at them.