So you want to learn machine learning? Learn slower.

One of my favourite articles of all time is Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years by Peter Norvig. The synopsis of the article is to learn slower, as in, building good skills, worthwhile skills like programming take time. You see courses teaching speed learning or speed reading, or do X in 24-hours and get fit in six weeks. And it's clear the modern world loves speed, but speed is a marketing tactic. I've been spending time on a farm, and if you go into nature for long enough you'll see Mother Nature doesn't wear a watch.