Well I do find it useful although in my experience it's boring. What I usually do is use the book/framework documentation to create a project which interests me

Well I do find it useful although in my experience it's boring. What I usually do is use the book/framework documentation to create a project which interests me, instead of the project described in the book. Edit: This seems like a good resource http://effectivedjango.com/ http://effectivedjango.com/