Just remember the golden rule about advice (this advice included) is that it's all relative to one's own personal circumstance. What may work for me may not for you and that doesn't mean you're doing anything wrong or there's anything wrong with you or your approach.

If we could solve problems like motivation, drive, and perspective with a wiki or a readme.md file, we'd all have it bookmarked. Life's a learning experience, and unfortunately we all need different curriculum.