When I was just getting started in my first couple years of learning, I blogged at least once a week about what I was excited about and what I was learning.
It was a good way to put words to thoughts and solidify things I've learned. It also helped keep me on track, I could look back at what I wrote last week and keep myself on track and honest to myself that I was going to follow through.
I should probably pick this back up since it was an effective means for learning. No one ever read what I wrote but some times it helps to put it out there in the public instead of a diary in order to kind of force yourself to stay with it.