One trick I use is to not be a completionist. If a course seems to have low information density or contains some modules I don't feel the need to learn about, I

One trick I use is to not be a completionist. If a course seems to have low information density or contains some modules I don't feel the need to learn about, I'll skip or skim. It makes it easier to get into a course when I have some interest and easier to get out when the interest has run dry. This is counter to how we've been forced to treat education, so it feels wrong, but is actually a powerful self-learning technique.