TL;DR - If you want to do crypto then learn crypto. If you want to learn crypto and do crypto then certainly start with this. Then, when doing crypto...practic

TL;DR - If you want to do crypto then learn crypto. If you want to learn crypto and do crypto then certainly start with this. Then, when doing crypto...practice. Build it and reach out and ask for help and talk to people who know what they are doing and learn from them. Ask them about problems you encountered and ask them about the best ways to solve them...otherwise you will continue to make the same mistakes.