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Hello Steemians! Learning something about a subject that you do not know anything about can be a daunting task and may seem to be an insurmountable undertaking to accomplish. This is the challenge that I am facing right now, which some of you might be experiencing as well. My complete lack of knowledge on Steemit, how it works, how I can make the most of each action that I do here, and how I can start the ball rolling, makes for a very steep learning curve. I have tried many times to start a blog, or an online venture, but I got easily discouraged by my lack of understanding of how it all works. https://steemitimages.com/500X500/https://steemitimages.com/DQmPjjvB3ykUi3tnAxGtrjsEWX37ofg6Si4H9tM3p1ZtXnX/image.png [Image Source] However, I am determined to breakthrough from that roadblock that have been hindering me. To get me over that hump, I need to arm myself with all the knowledge and information that I can gather to help me navigate through all of this. As I've said, my goal here is to share with everyone what I am trying to learn, what I learned, and how I learned it. I have several projects in my head that I am trying to accomplish, such as learning how to code, build a functional robot/drone, build an electric vehicle, be a better writer and communicator, improve on being an artist, and so much more. But as I've been frequently told, I have to focus on and learn to prioritize these learning projects to get some of them off the ground. https://steemitimages.com/50X50/https://steemitimages.com/DQmYRXvmMvHEXu5w1SGF1QTewY3xJKE6VxBPMgJDJXWNtou/image.png[Image Source] I started this post with the idea of gathering information on how I can learn more about Steemit and how it functions. Below this is the cursory list of materials that I am going to go through to learn more about this platform. I will add some comments on why I think it is useful to read how I think it can help me better understand this site. * The Missing FAQ - A Beginners Guide To Using Steemit This is a post by thecryptofiend, which, as the title suggest, a thorough beginner's guide on using Steemit. It is quite a long post that also teaches you on the technical side of things such as navigating the site. If you want to read the FAQ but in a long form format, then this is for you. * Beginners Guide to Steemit This is another guide recently written (5 days ago at the time of writing this) by @wolfje that talks about what to do next after getting signed up and basic how-to's and rules to follow. * The Steem White Paper This is the guide published by the Steem developers that contain all the technical details, as well as the philosophies behind the creation of Steem/Steemit. Closing Learning something new can be quite a challenge. Knowing the right information to look for and looking at the proper places, will make it quicker for you to understand what you are learning. A little caveat, it will make it faster, but it won't make it easier. That's it for now. Thank you for reading! Johann Randall