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When learning something new, I try to start with the simplest stuff I can find, and then move to more complex materials. The idea is to understand the concepts as best I can initially, and move on to applying them in more difficult ways.

Dummies -type books are great for this because they explain everything and assume that you don't know things, when textbooks often do make that assumption.

I also backfill concepts as necessary.