>>12307691>I already understand the concept of a proofIt's not just a concept, there's an entire collection of methods and strategies.
It really wouldn't take you that long to study it. Just read through "book of proof" by richard hammack. It's literally free on his website. After you're done, you'll have a bunch of techniques in your toolkit that will make your studies of NT much more fruitful.
Every mathematician does this in college and they do it for a reason. Otherwise you'll be learning how to swim while you're learning to dive.