Having some idea of the context of the field wouldn't be a horrible place to start. Just like say, software or structures, electronics covers a multitude quite

Having some idea of the context of the field wouldn't be a horrible place to start. Just like say, software or structures, electronics covers a multitude quite different things which like the others, start simple and get exponentially more difficult to execute as complexity rises. An example of a hard electronics thing would be the 5G radio for cell phones. Intel spent millions (at least) trying to do this and failed. So don't start with this as a project. I recommend to start simple and pay attention to the "how to reason" about the various things you encounter. So a useful and simple way to start is with networks of resistors attached to a 5 volt supply. If you're only interested in digital electronics start with chips that implement nand nor type logic. In either case, do yourself a favour and get a good wire wrap tool and sockets. It will take a few hours to use these properly but will save you hours of heartache as you're learning. (because breadboards cam have flakey connections that can take forever to track down) Digital is much like low level software so there's not much more you need to learn to do this stuff in it's simple, and low frequency, implementations. On the analogue side starting with resistor networks may sound simple but it really is the basis of much of the reasoning needed to understand active components as well. Resistor networks can usefully be thought of as water flowing through a network of pipes of different diameters. Design a few networks, calculate voltages at various nodes and confirm with your circuit that you're understanding is correct. After resistors and in capacitors and inductors. Capacitors and inductors can be thought of as resistors whose resistance various with the frequency of current going through them. Mathematically they are the inverses of each other. The next level is to start with diodes, FET transistors and opamps. Once you feel you have a handle on the physics of these and their mathematics you would have a decent foundation for doing some real stuff.