I would piggyback on your answer to say that learning those adjacent skills will also help you work on your process of learning in general. You're less likely

I would piggyback on your answer to say that learning those adjacent skills will also help you work on your process of learning in general. You're less likely to get stuck and give up because they're adjacent, and then when it comes to learning something not adjacent you're already a more experienced at learning and organising your thoughts when it comes to tackling a new problem.