g73: I would also like to point out that halacha l’mayse does not need to be the goal of your limud (it can be if you like). torah l’shma is learning for the sake of understanding the torah you are learning (at least that is how the nefesh hachaim defines it).
Yes, I agree that halacha lemaysa does not have to be the goal of all your limudim. But for 99% of baale batim to learn only Torah Lishma is a churban. Because I highly doubt that more than a couple percent know most of mishna brura. And that gets whittled down even further when you consider how many of those know halacha lema’ase in Yoreh Deah and Chosen Mishpat. So to learn “Lishma” and to remain an Am Haaretz should not be our goals in life. Many mussar sforim mention that’s its not enough to just be a good person. One must also learn the halochos to get anywhere.