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welcome to the forums!
Ol' humfrz gives great tips.
I find using Google to search this site "site:ft86club.com clunky shifting" gives better results than using the forum search tool. I highly recommend perusing those threads to see other people's experiences and advice.
In my experience, 2nd is the trickiest to get into when driving in stop & go traffic at low rpms. The best way to have smooth 2nd for me was to shift above 3k rpm when the transmission is cold, and after that, it's just using finger pressure on the shift knob and waiting for the synchronizer rings to do their thing.
Keep in mind that 1st, 2nd, and 3rd use triple cone synchronizers, so in theory it requires less effort to shift, but I found 1>2, and 2>3 significantly more "notchy" then 3>4, etc.
Since you mentioned that you are learning about cars, you'll like this:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqKYGto0N94"]Comparing a single cone synchro vs a triple cone - YouTube[/ame]
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