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just a note.....
When I had my D40 and first got the 50mm I thought of packing it away too but decided to give myself a goal with it. I attached it and told myself i woudn't take it off for a week and at the time I was shooting a few hundred shots a day. I went on walks and not only did it MAKE me learn it but gave me some of my greatest shots by weeks end.

DOnt give up you'll get it.......give yourself little experiements like shooting a subject from different distances in different lighting situations and see if you can create good images in each scenario.