That’s the idea. In practice does it actually work out like that?

I’d argue that a true beginner shouldn’t trust their intuition unless they have the rigor to prove it is correct. True beginners may think they have solid intuition and a rigorous proof, but without outside validation, may have a blantant or subtle error they cannot see. The point is not to study rote solutions, but to check correctness.

Edit: To your reply below, I’m talking about someone that is self-studying and has no access to a teacher. The suggestion the beginner (without a teacher) should “know” whether or not their solutions are correct is something I disagree with.

I do agree with there are multiple ways to prove something and such a beginner may think their proof is incorrect based on a provided solution, when it may be correct, just different. This is why an instructor is valuable.

I absolutely agree. From my experience this is also true for the best professional mathematicians, it seems that generally they have picked a very large toolbox of memorized "tricks" that they can effectively (and intuitively) apply, rather than approaching every problem as if it were an entirely new challenge.