Unless one is driving it can be really useful. :c)
Another ingredient I'd add to the mix is 'focus'. Its a lot easier to learn when you're not trying to do a dozen other things at the same time. Its one reason why I've been failing for 30 years and I've recently come to a compromise with myself... where I agree to focus on 'just' 5 areas for the foreseeable future. ;c)
In fact my presence on Steemit is in service of the 5th area.