Breakdowns are complex programming exercises broken down to varying levels. You can use these if when you are programming you tend to get stuck or go around in circles.
They are intended for use by learners who have encountered obstacles learning to code, and with direct coach supervision.
Each exercise has its own instructions that you can find in the README or spec file.
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You should understand the code you write. If you feel yourself shifting into a 'just trying things out' mode you are probably not in the right zone for learning. If you do make it work, you will have no good explanation as to why.
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You should talk to a coach if you don't understand. Don't just try random stuff for ages. If you can't contact a coach, stop programming these tasks and wait until you can. The more time you spend going around in circles the more you will learn to go around in circles.
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You should follow the rules. The rules are there to keep you on the right track and ensure you can switch out of faulty approaches.
To learn things have to go right. You must find some measure of success in the tasks you are trying to learn from, otherwise you will only learn wrong ways and not right ways.
By narrowing down the scope and prior learning required to 'get to green' it will be easier to do so, and thereby learn the things you need to learn to move onto more complex tasks.