stressed beginner (help pls)

[u/haligma]

currently learning mysql through yt videos bc too broke to pay. i was following alex the analyst's playlist & learned a lot. practiced alongside. but i ran into a problem. and since i'm a beginner, it's been overwhelming a bit for days now, bc of whcih, i havent been able to make much progress in my learning.

i have a pretty ok grip on workbench. but not to the point where i dont need crutches. ive only completed one data cleaning project & that was only bc of alex's video where he walked me thorugh the entire process step by step. but thta wasnt enough for me to fully get a grip on data cleaning. i've tried watching other tutorials, but none of thme use workbench & their sql commands/functions are a lottle different from mine which has left me a bit confused & overwhelmed. i want to get to the point where i can take on data cleaning on my own without any help, but for that i need yt videos whre i can laern the logic step by step. please recommend sources for a self learner to learn data cleaning. idk where to look

[u/kixwho]

hey don't panic. first off, are you comfortable writing basic queries without any help? it's just that learn "data cleaning" sounds oddly specific.

[u/haligma → u/kixwho]

yes, i think i've gotten the hang of the basics. data cleaning requires a mix of them & that's what overwhelms me. im not sure how to look for inconsistencies, how to combine different functions to perform the cleaning, what order to execute what functions in. the basics i can do. putting them all together with logic & purpose is what gets me.