The Intermediate Level of Learning

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I find that when I find a new subject I'm interested in, I can go through the beginner level of learning that subject pretty quickly. But when I arrive at the intermediate level of learning that subject, I get burned out and my learning of the subject becomes choppy and irregular. I find that it becomes hard to continue focusing on the subject. I may learn some points, but it will take a very long time to get past the intermediate stage. Once I reach the advanced stage, though, things will start to improve a lot, but I don't think I've ever reached the mastery stage in anything.

What things do y'all recommend I do? What are some of y'all's experiences?

Don't ask me how many projects that started basic and my
enthusiam flew. And as you said, once in the putting it together
(intermediate) stage I lose interest. I suspect this is a HFA/AS
trait?

Nah, I think it's just a trait of people in general. I've never been that way and actually it used to drive me nuts the way other kids always wanted to jump up and run off to the next cool project while I was still carefully finishing what I'd started.

I had to really think of the projects I have done and how
they connect. I would say start a Scottish Medievel coin art study,
then reach a point to where I would subconsciously divert my
attention to better understand how it applies to my being and character.
I later got in to Heraldic design since after mulling over
the similarities to Medievel coins. This would reveal a later study,
language in symbolism, ect......

I would start, go somewhere is that seems connected, and go back
to verify my feelings about this theory. This may be a example to
why you might switch interests.

I’ve always referred to this as “hitting the wall.” At least you can make into an advanced stage of learning! I get stuck in the intermediate phase and stay there.

I will acquire an interest in a subject, and immediately learn all I can about it. Soon I become obsessively involved, to the point where I am thinking about my newfound interest constantly and at inappropriate times. Eventually, I hit the wall and I can’t absorb any additional information. The learning process stops, frustration sets in, the interest stagnates and then fades into the background, replaced by something else.

My interests are never entirely lost and eventually they return, but in a subdued state and lacking the original intensity.

I as well have never mastered anything. I wish I could recommend something to help! Hopefully I won’t appear overly negative by saying this, but in my case, I am beginning to accept that this is trait is immutable.

My latest projects interconnect throug burned CD Phases. I start with
fun stuff and emotionally based stuff related to it on a deeper level.
I move to what seems to be unrelated, and let my subconscious
guideme and patience be strong to ride out what seems irrelevant for
a CD burned project(theme'd).
I later do another project and see how they really corolate into
something special.

The moral of the idea is that NOTHING IS IRRELEVANT and may interconnect.