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How should I get started?
(beehaw.org)
For questions about component-level electronic circuits, tools and equipment.
1: Be nice.
2: Be on-topic (eg: Electronic, not electrical).
3: No commercial stuff, buying, selling or valuations.
4: Be safe.
Have you tried Arduino yet? The website has a lot of good tutorial information. https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage should get you started.
I agree with the Arduino approach for learning: try something that immediately gives feedback.
On a more concrete example you can start with Make: Electronics book by Charles Platt. PDF of the first edition (2009) is available from Makezine's own CDN. The book encourages learning by discovery. The leading text makes it clear: