It's called a process

Attempting ,to try, making an effort, giving it a go, make a run at, do your best , strive, tackle, seek, strive, experiment, endeavour , pursue, push on, undertake , practise

Learning , prepare , improve, brush up on, gain , train,  grasp,  imbibe, memorize, peruse, study, commit , teach, taught, absorb, retrain, attain

Minus , missing , less , absence, gap , deficient, negative, gone, solo, space, amputated, diminished ,alone , broken, not right , empty

Process, path, way , journey, travel, trip, road, direction, action, doing ,  proceeding , movement, steps , means, formation , progress, working  forward , backward, not static, 

and back to attempting......