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>>50816193
Pick a good system that helps you (learn to) GM instead of working against you every step of the way, which is what the systems you listed do.
Ryuutama and Apocalypse World are the best GMing tutorials I know of.

>>50816438
Many thanks, I will check this out! Already read to 17 and I'm liking it.
>>50816594
I didn't know this was even a factor. Although, I will say that those systems are rather convoluted and redundant for no good reason. I'll look into this.

>>50817136
>I didn't know this was even a factor.
Few poeple do, because shoddy GM advice and needlessly complex mechanics are more or less marketed as the standard. There's nothing wrong with enjoying a good game of Pathfinder (Actually, there is, but that's an entirely different topic.), but you need either a pretty damn good mentor, several months of trial and error or a good, beginner-friendly game to learn how to GM in the first place.

Do note that Ryuutama is geared towards module/scenario play, while Apocalypse World is big on sandbox GMing, so pick accordingly.

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>>50816193
The best advice I would give you is to spend some time watching other skilled game masters at work. Exposing yourself to good GMs can teach you a lot, and can give you a lot of ideas you can steal for your own games. If you go to YouTube, you can look for videos of games run by Chris Perkins, and for a show called URealms Live.

Perkins is a very skilled and technically proficient GM. He's good at running basic dungeons, good at handling monsters and traps, and good at creating situations that encourage and respond well to team work and creativity. He also has little or no ego in the way he runs, and helps the players achieve great things and feel heroic, without creating an atmosphere of conflict and rivalry. Very good guy to watch and learn from.

URealms is run by a guy named Rob Moran, who is much more freeform and non-traditional in his approach, and also does behind the scenes videos explaining how he designed the campaigns and what other things were meant to happen or might have gone differently. He, and the people he plays with, are very gifted at roleplaying. They are excellent at creating and defining characters, then sticking to them, and Rob has a great ability to tell entertaining and well crafted stories through improv and extrapolation. You can learn a lot from these guys about how to make PCs and NPCs feel more alive, how to encourage and reward players, and how to structure a story that is modular and responds to player actions.

There are a lot of other people out there you can watch as well who you might learn from, though these are the best I am aware of. If you are serious about improving yourself as a GM, you should at least give them a glance.