timeparadox

I feel "Deep Work" by Cal Newport is a book that could help you a lot.

He describes how to attain a good work schedule where the quality of your work is high. This goes hand in hand with a good life/work balance and you will have lots of ideas after just a chapter or so.

You can listen to an interview with him here:

http://jaredtendlerpoker.com/blog/deep-focus-cal-newport/

I think Jared Tendler's "Inchworm" theory is the best description of this issue and how to handle it

http://jaredtendlerpoker.com/instructional/book-excerpt-inchworm/

He also highlights the importance of the ALM model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourstagesof_competence

I wrote a blog about my learning experiences which includes how I feel the ALM played out for me. It's a while since I wrote that blog and I feel it applies better to someone at a beginning to intermediate level.

Hope it's within TOS to post:

https://subjectiveanduneducated.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/my-adult-learning-model-range/