Agreed. I never really spent any time specifically learning, but just by getting deep into the thing I'm working on with a secondary focus on learning is all it

Agreed. I never really spent any time specifically learning, but just by getting deep into the thing I'm working on with a secondary focus on learning is all it took. Deliberate, dedicated learning like what's being described here just sounds like a recipe to learn at a shallow level, rather than using self motivation and interest as a tool to learn.