If your goal is to practice and be able to pass tests perfectly - yes, it's much better. If you just want an overview of some area for a specific task, probably

If your goal is to practice and be able to pass tests perfectly - yes, it's much better. If you just want an overview of some area for a specific task, probably not. MA's approach is "you're going to learn it and you're going to learn all the foundations for it and you'll perfect the tests", which is great for many people - especially if you're actually going to be tested on things in the future. And being 99% practice, 1% reading really leans into that idea.