Growth in here is slow, I noticed, even so learning materials packs up all the tasks on my desk, but it won't waste or evacuate the brain I believe. Reading and writing on a jotter boost the process of sticking bitcoin knowledge in the memory. Fast and efficiently works to save time and memorize in future.
Everyone has the process and steps which they use that enable them to understand something so easily and real quick; if writing down on a jotter helps you, then continue with the process, as that's the idea your brain learns with faster. There are also those who learn by just paying attention and reading bit by bit the papers they have available about the subject matter. As for Bitcoin, learning never ends; if you want to learn everything all at once, you might end up confusing yourself.