I would start with "real applications" that do very simple things. Load in an instagram feed. Query some api and show results. Have one model and make a basic

I would start with "real applications" that do very simple things. Load in an instagram feed. Query some api and show results. Have one model and make a basic CRUD app around it (todo list?). Do that several times (seriously). Eventually, when you understand all the basic pieces, start tying two of those things together in one app. You'll learn new things. As you go on farther, you'll learn the whole stack piecemeal, in digestible amounts.