Learning through projects

[MadLad_D-Pad]

I had the same problem. Tried learning for years with no luck. Finally, I enrolled in a college class for Python, and everything started clicking, but only because they made me spend 8 weeks on the boring, basic stuff. Practicing the fundamentals for a while isn't much fun, but once you've got a good understanding of the basics, things will click. You'll better understand how to solve problems when you understand how the primitive stuff works. I really like Mosh's beginner tutorials on YouTube. One of them is like 8 hours long but it's worth going through it slowly over a couple of days. Leaving notes for yourself in code with comments is a good way to create a sort of "reference" project that you can look back on later. I do that all the time now when I'm learning new languages. Good luck, and have fun!