When I was a kid I read books about gliding. Our local ATC squadron had an ancient glider, and this seemed like an utterly viable way for a 10yo on ten cents a week pocket money plus the occasional paper round to take to the air. (It was.)
The books were very readable, and explained the various met phenomenon from the standpoint of how to use them in a motorless aeroplane. This real-world style exampling of how met could be useful (not to mention fascinating) made it very easy to get to grips with it.
Years later, doing a met exam to CPL standard for my (different) ATC career, I found it a bit of a breeze. About a force two, I'd say.