Brain overload!

Sounds like you might be trying to take things in too quickly Shelby. Take a step back and slow down your rate of learning, you should find that you'll begin to remember the things you're learning more easily. Web design and development can get very complex - especially if you're not used to working on technical projects like this!

I posted about this is in another thread:

The videos are for absorbing knowledge and the code challenges are for applying that knowledge.

Personally I think you should always just watch the video and take notes on the important concepts and the syntax of the code being taught.

Coding is about learning to solve problems not to transcribing code the teacher is dictating in a video.

I appreciate the replies. I'm definitely going to start taking notes.

I had the same feeling when I started learning java from online tutorials, so I started to spend a couple of days on each subject and boy, did that help!

I'm doing the same here, but find that thanks to the presentation style and course teachers, the new information is sticking.

Also, I would love the code challenges to have more tasks, but that's just me, as they really, really help, immensely.

Hi @Shelby Williams, we're at the same shoes, the difference between us was I learning iOS but you're learning HTML and CSS, let me give an Idea how I managed with this problem, because I also had same problem with you, I watching and did it over and over again until I got ideas behind it, after I finished my first crystal ball app, I did it again before proceed another stage, forum was very good community to get engaged with teachers and the pro out there, they're willing to help you if you're not understanding something, like these:

https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/can-we-substitute-sublime-with-dreamweaver

https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/local-declaration-of-predictionarray-hide-instance-variable

https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/does-a-developer-memories-entire-labels-in-iosandroid-developer-library

buy a book, and read it along when you're watching videos.

google it if you're not sure.

hopefully my advices will hope even my English was not good. :D

@James +1

Shelby, as echoed by others take notes and don't limit yourself only to the Learning Path material.

Read the HTML & CSS guides from Shay Howe, work through the exercises and take notes. http://learn.shayhowe.com/

Complete exercises from the Treehouse blog. http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/

Tip: DO NOT COPY & PASTE!

Just because you're working on a computer and can do so will not help you grasp the syntax. Not matter how monotonous it can be in the beginning always type each line and ensure you are properly nesting your code.

Review all of your notes each day until you can proficiently use the element without reference. You'll find 15-30 minutes of review each day to be more beneficial than spending that time learning yet another concept.