A few of these examples are great reasons to Google - but also to remember that for many new-to-you activities, you'll be very bad at it at first. And the feeling of being bad at it often causes people to drop it before getting past the initial pain, to the point where they are basically competent enough to actually enjoy it.

But getting past that initial time hurdle isn't enough for you to be basically competent either - you might no longer be put off by the overwhelm of a new thing, but you might still be really really lousy at it. A more methodological approach is called for, hence:

https://lifehacker.com/learn-anything-in-20-hours-with-this-... 1. Deconstruct the skill: Break down the parts and find the most important things to practice first. If you were learning to play a musical instrument, for example, knowing just a few chords gives you access to tons of songs. If you want to learn a new language, learn the most common 2,000 words and you'll have 80% text coverage. 2. Self-correct: Use reference materials to learn enough that you know when you make a mistake so you can correct yourself. 3. Remove barriers to learning: Identify and remove anything that distracts you from focusing on the skill you want to learn. 4. Practice at least 20 hours.

Personally - I tend to get lost in over-analysis without even actually starting! Googling the thing isn't step 1 for me, but all the steps - an end to itself. I've got to constantly monitor myself on that one.