try my approach - read as much learning material as possible - write some non-trivial learning code, possibly a project you already know - get a little frust

try my approach - read as much learning material as possible - write some non-trivial learning code, possibly a project you already know - get a little frustrated, walk away ....wait three months - come back - re-read what you had done earlier - realize you actually knew quite a bit and you can now "learn from yourself" - make progress