I suppose whether or not these books apply depends a lot on where my life takes me. But you are right about the concrete practice, just like with learning a new

I suppose whether or not these books apply depends a lot on where my life takes me. But you are right about the concrete practice, just like with learning a new programming language, the only way to internalize it is to do a project with it that preferably has a real pressure and deadline, i.e. a job. I'll have to see if I can try and apply the concepts no matter what industry I'm in.