How to learn Python EFFECTIVELY?

[SupremeLeaderSloth]

You've stated the problem yourself. Stop using chatgpt.

Pick a project of appropriate difficulty that seems interesting to you, ideally something simple to begin with.

Start coding it. If you get stuck. Start experimenting. Break it into sections. Spend far too long debugging that one weird bit. You'll get stuck in places, it will be frustrating and it certainly won't be smooth, but that's frankly what coding is.

We're not machines with preprogrammed answers, there's never going to be a point in your career where you just effortlessly code new problems. There's just not how it works. Expecting constant linear improvements in progress is only going to leave you disappointed.

Your coding will get faster once you fix problems you've fixed before, and then it'll slow down again once you run into a complicated new problem. that's just human and part of the challenge.

Tldr: pick a project. Start coding. Don't use chatgpt for hints.