I can think of a few strategies, alongside the other good ones people mentioned. 1. Reduce your initial expectations. When you start something hard and/ or new

I can think of a few strategies, alongside the other good ones people mentioned. 1. Reduce your initial expectations. When you start something hard and/ or new you will be awful at it. Just acknowledge that fact and move on. 2. Focus on time as the goal. Instead of saying, I have to master A or B, focus on time spent, focus on the raw number of hours spent learning. You should still chunk the learning, but start by tracking time. 3. Seek immersion opportunities. The person who authors https://waitbutwhy.com/ https://waitbutwhy.com/ focuses on a new topic periodically. These topics can get quite complex and yet sometimes he only has a week or so to get himself up to speed. He'll do things like find all the videos on the topic on Youtube that are informative, authoritative and yet somewhat entertaining. He'll mass watch those videos, all the while gaining a feel.