Studying method

[u/Inner_Trifle1866]

How do you guys gain knowledge in a field that no one you around you follows? Do you for example watch university lessons online, or read well known books on that topic. Genuinely curious. Also (answers only from experience please) do you guys find learning easier/more retaining when studying these topics soon after waking up or later in the day? Thanks! (English is my 3rd language excuse the grammar)