You should try to cultivate** interest** in cooking…if you are looking forward to it…the most important thing is that you should move on as easy as you feel…you will surprise yourself…in the shortest possible time…to get the feel (now you are settled to move on)…afterall…cooking is an art form…and art is to feel…Bingo! 
-Start from the easiest and mediocre things like making tea, boiling or frying an egg…
-Try to cut some greens to make salads…adding some sauces at times…
-Try to make some soups by reading some recipes…trial & error period…
-By starting and doing the abovementioned…you might have gained some feelings and vision (the art and grasp)…
-From here on…you can move to some more complex recipes…the best is that it should come from within…Why from within…if something goes wrong…you can fix it instantly…yourself…its yours…you are the master of your own creations…
**-**And when you have mastered the art of cooking in its complexties…your job will be then to simplify it…because as the time goes on…you might not be able to handle those complexties (the decaying era)…just for the sake of longevity… 