I am glad you actually posted this topic, makes me feels "I am not alone" after all. When I do not needs to spend any time on post processing the shots then that make we felt I "got it". There are times if you are rushing for photo shots and likely come back with nothing of use. But, I do not normally "got it" until someone told me says "great", "like", "Love it" when looking at my work.
Keep shooting and pratice. Cheers