I think do a little at a time and keep at it. Over time it adds up.
At sometime you will hit something interesting: Personal Sovereignty.
I've seen other folks hit this in weird ways.
My friend started working on cars with his buddy. They finally got to an old vehicle they took all the way apart and put it together. He had gotten to the point where he could pull the engine and put it on a stand, weld things, paint, redo the wiring harness.
I remember one day I went and looked at it and he sort of casually said, "I can do anything".
Anyway, I think the diagram says something else to me. It says he understands what his setup does enough to show it/explain it to someone else.
I had this with my bicycle at some point -- learning to fix and tweak oneself without having to go to a mechanic was eye-opening. Reminds me of the core premises in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
At sometime you will hit something interesting: Personal Sovereignty.
I've seen other folks hit this in weird ways.
My friend started working on cars with his buddy. They finally got to an old vehicle they took all the way apart and put it together. He had gotten to the point where he could pull the engine and put it on a stand, weld things, paint, redo the wiring harness.
I remember one day I went and looked at it and he sort of casually said, "I can do anything".
Anyway, I think the diagram says something else to me. It says he understands what his setup does enough to show it/explain it to someone else.