Most developers try to learn by just watching tutorials. But that’s one of the slowest ways to get better.

Take a look at the learning pyramid - it ranks different learning methods from least to most effective:

• Lecture (5%) – Just listening to a university professor talk about an abstract coding concept, without applying it.
• Reading (10%) – Going through books or documentation about coding, but with no visuals or hands-on examples.
• Audio/Visual (20%) – Watching basic coding tutorials without seeing how the concept applies to real-world apps.
• Demonstration (30%) – Watching tutorials where someone builds a real app while explaining concepts in context.
• Discussion (50%) – Talking about a coding problem or concept with others.
• Practice by Doing (75%) – Actually coding the concept you learned, solving problems, and building projects.
• Teaching Others (90%) – Explaining what you learned to someone else in your own words, forcing yourself to fully understand it.

If you want to learn faster, you need to move up the pyramid.

Instead of just watching or reading, try discussing concepts with others, building projects, and most importantly teaching what you learn.

You don’t need to be an expert. Just explaining a concept will make you understand it better.