It's like anything else your trying to learn IMO ...if your serious about it do your homework and study ...people don't realize there's some very actual famous well known growers lurking around RIU that have put out great info on every aspect ........but books and videos are very helpful and learning one new thing each day as a new grower was my philosophy when I started my own gardens years ago ....I started my journal when I was still just a helper/trimmer in other peoples grows and I still add to my journal and refer to it regularly .......if I need an opinion on something I like to get information and answers from several sources before I apply it ......I've got grow records besides my journal for different strains starting from years back of everything I did from start to finish .....and I've helped lots of new growers and if someone's just starting out I like to tell teach them the most simple techniques and let them study and build from there .....but your absolutely rite we learn from ourselves .....just my take on it