Need help learning to calculate odds , outs and all that stuff

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I'm a regular poker player who wants to become a damn good poker player. I've read Sklansky's Theory of Poker and a lot of it went straight over my head.

I'm now studying Professional No Limit Hold'em Vol I.
I've read the first part on pot odds , implied odds and the thought process behind that.
The text explains it clearly but it's also very clear that this is not a natural process to me. This will need some practice and work from my part.

My question is this : how do I go about learning this stuff.
Studying hands and completing the thought process ?

How did you professionals start out this process ? Or does that just come natural ?

I'm at a loss here (literally - [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]) so please help me out