I've heard studying "sinks in" when you're recalling what you learned earlier. So I spread out the reading of the book, trying to remember the next day what I'

I've heard studying "sinks in" when you're recalling what you learned earlier. So I spread out the reading of the book, trying to remember the next day what I'd read the previous day (before checking in the book to see how well I've remembered it). I've also heard people say that you have to learn by doing. So I try to play around with whatever I've learned from the book. Doing the examples is good, but dreaming up your own fun variations can be even better. Someone once suggested that re-typing the examples is actually really helpful too. Your whole brain is engaged -- fingers moving, keypads being chosen -- and whatever patterns there are in the language start to emerge. I think the most important thing is just "be gentle with yourself." It's possible to push too hard to learn something big and complicated all at once. It wouldn't hurt to Google up a few online discussions, just to get a little extra context for what you're reading in the book -- and a supportive community.