1. It is always better IMO to up important stuff. For the Monk I skyrocketed Body Building and Unarmed. It's never bad to jump up in magic either. Lvl 20 Dark GM Shrapmetal is death (for enemies 
).2. Learning only works for the person who has the skill. He gets 1% added to his total experience gained per skill level. That number is doubled at expert, tripled at master, and quadrupled at GM. Once all that is done, add 9% to that to get a grand total. For example, GM Learning at lvl 10 gets a +49% bonus to the experience earned. A 100 exp monster becomes 149 exp.
3. The blasters are the best weapons in the game. Trust me, you'll need em. Once you get blaster, upgrade them bigtime. I usually get to GM 20 before I even venture into the Shoals.
Hope that helps.
