Only thing I would add is work on projects complicated enough that you would need to learn data structures eventually. Whenever I try to read about trees and ha

Only thing I would add is work on projects complicated enough that you would need to learn data structures eventually. Whenever I try to read about trees and hashmaps my eyes glaze over. It's only in practice that I find I learn data structures and how to use them. After watching something speed up, it is pretty easy to sit down and read some theory for an hour or two.