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The way this question is framed suggests you might be hitting the same wall most people hit with best.
Let me work through the most likely causes from most to least common.
**Most likely culprit:** neglecting the fundamentals. This accounts for roughly 49% of cases I have seen.
**Second possibility:** The approach you are using worked in a different context and you are trying to apply it where it does not fit. boxing has specific conditions where it works well and conditions where it falls apart.
**Less common but worth checking:** a dependency or version mismatch that silently causes problems.
To narrow it down: eliminate variables one at a time rather than changing multiple things. That will tell you which of these you are dealing with.
by nadinethomas7152
Let me give you the numbers-first answer on best, because concrete data cuts through the noise.
**What most people actually need to know:**
- About 60% of best questions come down to foundational knowledge that takes weeks not months
- The remaining 40% is context-specific and something you will figure out as you go
- 25% of people who struggle with best are missing the right mental model
**Realistic timeline:**
- Functional competence: 2 weeks
- Comfortable with edge cases: 3 months
- Genuine expertise: 3 years of active use
**What 6 out of 10 resources get wrong:** They focus on the ideal scenario. They don't address what to do when the standard approach fails.
Start with the simplest working example you can find for best, get one complete example working end-to-end, then branch out from there.
by islayoung2907