Group learning versus one-on-one help

Both settings teach different things, and mixing them up wastes time. A group setting puts you next to people building completely different projects, hitting different problems, using different pieces of the same tools. Just listening to their questions teaches you things your own project would never surface on its own.

One-on-one time works best for a narrow, specific problem — the one spot where you are truly stuck and need someone to look at your exact situation. Bringing a broad "teach me everything" request to a one-on-one session wastes the most valuable part of it, which is focused attention on your actual blocker.

Try this today: think about whatever you're stuck on right now. If it's a general skill gap, look for a group session or community where others are learning the same tool. If it's one specific, nameable problem, save it for a one-on-one and bring the exact detail, not the general topic.