Speaking about understanding how blockchain (concept of bitcoin) works and all that. The mistake many people make is trying to understand the whole concept before they invest forgetting the best and easiest way to understand anything is from inside. We have those that are still trying to understand the whole concept since 2009 which have resulted to them already missed the early train. I'm glad you didn't follow their full steps but have already showed interesting in investing.
About understanding the concept of bitcoin you can use this thread as reference;
5 Resources to teach Average Joe about Bitcoin. many of us are still educating ourself but that doesn't stop us from investing. About your Investing choices although day trading isn't a bad advice especially if you can equipping yourselves with the necessary skills, the best advice would involving hodling as it's less complicated and stressful. Welcome to the forum and the bitcoin community, hope your enjoy and profit from your stay.
I understand that I don't need to fully understand blockchain to be invested in Bitcoin. My problem is that I am the type of person that goes for 0-100 on anything the piques my interest. I am falling into the black hole of Bitcoin recently. There is so much bogus info that it is hard to find legitimate sites that truly aim to educate. I really appreciate all of the info I have been given already in this thread. I will read through the thread that you have linked.