> Why is that? It's because of the mindset. When you consider learning as a chore, it really does become painful and tedious. However, if you consider learning

> Why is that? It's because of the mindset. When you consider learning as a chore, it really does become painful and tedious. However, if you consider learning as a hobby, it becomes much easier and much more natural. I had this job a few years ago where I was required to learn a certain programming language whose syntax and semantics I really disliked. It took me months to fix a problem that I now deem trivial, and this was because I felt that what I was doing was a chore. A few weeks ago, I decided to learn a new language, and since I did it after work right before going to bed as a hobby, the learning part came naturally and I felt like I was just having fun. > And how can we make it easier to learn? That said, it certainly helps if you incentivize your learning process. Answer these questions: why do you want to learn what you're trying to learn, and what will you get out of it? If the answers make you happy and excited, then I think you're already halfway there. Learning is much like going to the gym and working out: you have to tear those muscles up (a really painful process!) so they can be rebuilt much bigger. As the old saying goes: "no pain, no gain". It takes the right mindset and the right goals to truly make learning easier and more rewarding. > What helps? Peer learning! Try to find someone to learn whatever you're trying to learn with. As a programmer, I can attest to just how much peer learning works. I usually hang out at the Slack of whatever tool or language I'm trying to learn and join meetups. It really helps you learn faster when you have someone to bounce your ideas on.