I do agree with everything you said about learning the industry first, it helps a lot. Internet had been really helpful to mostly anything really. For myself though I think some of my decisions that had led me to some losses helps too as I learn from them and now whenever I do trades I kinda remind myself of those things not that I am no way repeating them cause I might, after all we are risk takers or at least I am  But perhaps not as big as I did before. I learn how to manage my emotion cause no books can teach you that really and also manage my losses. So overall I am in more controlled manner I think.