Ignoring the question of whether you should (because you didn't ask it), if you really want to learn emacs approach it like learning a new programming language.

Ignoring the question of whether you should (because you didn't ask it), if you really want to learn emacs approach it like learning a new programming language. Because that's what it is. And not just any programming language, but one that contains significant new concepts that you will not have encountered in other languages/systems, even if you already know some form of lisp. 1-2 weeks is nowhere near enough. When I learned it ~20 years ago it was a couple of months before I was reasonably proficient, and I've been learning ever since. Also, read "Mastering Emacs", whose author has commented on this post.