I found school wasn't that helpful. They seemed more geared to just test. I used services like cbt-nuggets to supplement the lesson plans and found it invaluable. Perhaps there's something like that available to you.
The trick is to study throughout your life. Never stop learning, integrate that information into your life. Just like someone who learns how to play a new game, they use use that information regularly.
Well, you would probably have the answer to if life is entirely deterministic. And if it is, you'll probably have the ability to extrapolate the precise conditions that manifested yourself and this project. Which begs the question are you the original and does it matter?
I've had that, not bad If you add cheddar too!