Make usefulness of the surplus materials that have been provided through threads/posts and discussions in the different boards  by forum members in this bitcointalk community that you're privilege to be a member, there are certain social groups or forum's you will find yourself and you won't be able to catch up with wave of discussion's, a typical example is Reddit, a newbie to cryptocurrency in Reddit will feel totally lost despite having been their for months but here in Bitcointalk every discussion is simplified in well coordinated manner between members in each board.

Aside the forum the other platform I get crypto related updates is coingecko.com and bitcoinnews.com which are a place I'll recommend newbie's to constantly visit to read a few a current articles in addition to the materials found in the BTT forum. That's how you get knowledgeable to be able to also contribute meaningfully on the forum.