For me I like to follow a tutorial (making notes as I go)... this gives me something that I can complete fairly easily and gives me more confidence with whatever it is that I'm trying to learn as you get a finished product at the end. Once I've done that (and this is the most important bit!) I like to then give myself a…
This sounds like a pretty standard way of studying, I don't think you're doing anything wrong. If you're learning to draw not every sketch has to be a master piece, sometimes just drawing eyes over and over is how you learn to perfect them and you can move forward with that knowledge. If it's a matter of wanting to finish…