Thank you for the advice.
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I suspected that you had been reading something somewhat over the top.
"... must reading for any ambitious player rated over 2200. …"
http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Dvoretskys-Analytical-Manual-2nd-edition-77p3828.htm
"... Dvoretsky’s Analytical Manual is, in short, a godsend, and a must for every grandmaster and every aspiring grandmaster (still young – under 40?), with high hopes and ambitions. For the rest – those simply curious – it is a way, in Mark’s words to 'peek into the world of high-level chess.' ...”
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708234012/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review656.pdf
My suggestion would be to be happy with your "peek", and go to a different book.