One of the things very useful to do is "armchair" flying while training for your ppl.....I think because reactions get inbedded into the brains subconscious. The number of times I tried to trim using the hand mic, lol. But I know when I came to take my GST reacting to the stall warner for stall recovery was instinctive = very little loss of height.
Also very good when you start doing the RT.....bit like learning lines for a play!
Have great fun learning, don't worry about how long or quickly you're doing it....if long just think of it as hourbuilding before and not after getting that magic bit of paper from the caa.
Jude