Doing. I pick a project that interests me at some point; currently "I'd like to have an internet music player that sits on my cupboard and doesn't require my t

Doing. I pick a project that interests me at some point; currently "I'd like to have an internet music player that sits on my cupboard and doesn't require my tablet". Then: * decide on platform (CC3200, because it has wifi, enough processing power, and I happened to have one) * build something that decodes an MP3 stream (investigate, pick Helix as the decoder, make it run on the CC) * think about hardware (DAC, amplifier) * think about enclosure (wood, how to do front panel) I knew next to nothing about many of these things when I started, and I'm making lots of mistakes along the way, and I won't become an expert in any of these things, but the overall goal/"target" provides a guide to decide what to learn next. A search engine then helps me find the resources I need. For tracking my progress, I've started to use Emacs org mode.