It's impossible to surpass someone whose steps you can't even see
The wrong strategy, no matter how certainly you fulfil it, will not lead you to the result, or will lead you, but in 40 years after.
I understood this for a long time, which is why, before learning some skill, I spend most of the time searching for the most effective and fast strategy in this area and only then begin to study.
It is better to spend 3 days searching or creating a new strategy than years not learning the skill.
The strategy always decides.
You are in (point a) and you need to get into (point B), the distance between them is 3.000 km.
Of course, boldly, a couple of months and you are there, plus resources for food, sleep, household needs, etc.
Also worthy. A month and you are there, plus resources for everything in the first paragraph.
Depending on the driving manner from 2 to 7 days and you are at the goal.
About 3 hours later, you are in place.
Examples familiar to you:
Foreign languages have been taught to children at school for many years, but as a result, people do not know how to talk about them after that, and you wonder why? because of a disgusting learning strategy.
Teaching any language in 4 days, even if you have never spoken or heard it, and after 4 days you will talk with any native speaker and communicate freely, understanding it, and they will understand you.
And also an extremely important point.
Just change it or create a new one if you can.