Man, it is a long term investment, hodling other words. You should acknowledge from the first situation, that you shouldn't keep all eggs in one basket.
Trading for practice is something that can let you lose the money. I guess it is better to start with self-education. get as much information about the crypto world as you can, and study it. Later, you can start trading.
strongly agree with what you say. sometimes people start trading immediately, and there are a lot of losses. better find information about it, and learn a lot. because it can make what you have lost in hours, or days.