Pick one project. Understand the problem. Read the docs. Practice. Become focused. Etc. There is not tricks: take time. Release the product, if you can (upload online). As to learn a language, not matter if it is Chinese or Java, because, at the end, is the same: communication.
On the other hand, it can give you the satisfaction of the solved problem. It requires creativity under pressure: get the solution or you'll be fired.
