As per what Freebase and Sugar were saying,
I definitely know what you are saying. Reading a book won't do anything if I'm not practicing/training with other people. Or just generally using what I learn. The guitar analogy was a good one. But I should have been a bit more specific in the OP, I actually do have people to practice with who know this stuff but either don't have time to formally teach me or want money that I don't have. They will practice with me, though. And I left out that another factor in this is just exercise and physical fitness.
Idk, it's not the most pressing thing ever. It's pretty close to just a passive interest anyway. I appreciate all the (serious) response to what I said. But this might be the first thread I close
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