It is always hard to learn from people several levels ahead of you. What they do is amazing and impenetrable. What they say seems to make little sense. You lack too much of the common background.
This is why, when I find myself in a situation like that, I try hard to understand the point. Why do these people do these strange things? What do they mean by saying these sentences that seem detached from the practice? Empirically, they are smart, so they mean something.
This is how you start to detect where the common context is lacking, and look for explanations. Eventually, with enough effort, you bridge the gap and understand what they meant, and why. This is how you grow.
This is why, when I find myself in a situation like that, I try hard to understand the point. Why do these people do these strange things? What do they mean by saying these sentences that seem detached from the practice? Empirically, they are smart, so they mean something.
This is how you start to detect where the common context is lacking, and look for explanations. Eventually, with enough effort, you bridge the gap and understand what they meant, and why. This is how you grow.