You need at least buy three books to read first then investment about 10k to play with. When you lost all 10k you initially invested you realized "now" is the right time to start your own adventure. Then you have some feelings/sense about markets in general, particular sector, particular market cap and etc.
Hope you find my suggestion is helpful.
Thank you for reading!
In addition.....
If you want to be in the mood quicker, you can start with day trading.... focus on one or two stocks (minimize your initial selection) which should be big and solid (I mean you know it will not go to bankcrupt the following day) and observe the daily move.... basically the strategy is "BUY LOW AND SELL HIGH".
Last if you did what I suggest.... please let me know how you make it out. Be a good person and professional please! To be honest, I do day trading myself- It is interesting and very fun plus exciting! If you have very good intuitive, you can make money but be aware of that do not let transaction cost dilutes your profits!