It’s far easier to consume than it is to produce.
Take learning a language for example. There are two types of consumption: listening and reading. And there are two types of production: speaking and writing.
To feel confident in a new tongue, a learner often has to right an imbalance: shifting from listening to speaking, and from reading to writing.
This transition is hard.
When consuming, getting “the gist of it” is passable, but producing requires a higher level of precision and quality.
But the recipe for progress seems the same regardless of whether we’re learning a language, an instrument, an equation, an exercise, a habit, or a dance… consistent, patient, intentional practice over a prolonged period of time.