Ask HN: How did you escape tutorial hell?

Currently experiencing it with Django. Am a undergrad "data scientist" and trying to build up more theoretical/statistical knowledge on the side, however I am a non-CS major and completely self-taught so I haven't built up many end-to-end applications; I would say that I am a decent programmer but I haven't learnt how to use heavy duty frameworks as of yet. With Django I can make basic stuff but I HAVE to be following a tutorial. After my exams I was thinking of making a basic CRUD social media app with Django/Vue but I can't figure out all the steps (even after intensive googling, the issue is I'm trying to look for tutorials for literally everything and that is not ideal; I can't do anything by myself). Any tips?