AN UNPROGRAMMED APPROACH TO LEARNING: From A Simple Jew, an excerpt from "Lights on the Path" by Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter: The problem is obvious:

Many people become so confused by the various approaches to Torah study that they do not know what to do or where to begin. Even after committing themselves to one approach, they still have doubts. They start to learn Gemara, then they think it would be better to learn Mishnayos. They study Mishnayos and worry about Halacha. What about Chumash with Rashi? Perhaps they should drop everything and start learning Daf Yomi. They start learning halachos of kashrus and end up worrying about those of Shabbos. And so on and so on...

The answer is basic.

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