I learned how to learn from playing arcade games in the 80's. First of all, read. Read the instructions on the game cabinet, the instructions on the screen, re

I learned how to learn from playing arcade games in the 80's. First of all, read. Read the instructions on the game cabinet, the instructions on the screen, read the video game magazines, read the books of arcade game tips. Second, watch the experts. I would never put a quarter in a new game until I had watched multiple people play and learn from that. Watching someone fail was a quarter they spent that I didn't. I wasn't rich. Third, ask questions. If you've got access to experts, ask them how and why they do things. This got dicey in the arcade/7-11 since it was pretty working class and you had to be careful not to bother people, but if you could get them talking, that was information straight from the source. Invaluable. Fourth, practice. Went to the 7-11 every day before school in the morning. Another session after school. Figure out what your weakest point is and target that. It can be brutal because the weakest points can be the parts you dislike or are not good at, but you have to decide if you want to be good or great. Might not be worth the pain if it's just a hobby.