Check out some of my other comments and profile. I think one way to learn new talents are to enter into the domain fresh and behave like a beginner. With that i

Check out some of my other comments and profile. I think one way to learn new talents are to enter into the domain fresh and behave like a beginner. With that in mind, a lot of beginner's work is about repetition, rather than constructive, which I believe is why it can be difficult to learn something new. So, for example, learning a new programming language - I'd say commit to completing the same low level assignments that you needed to do for your first language. Hell, if you still have them, redo them in the new language. As you move up in your understanding, then start to see what you can build with it. Or even simply "try" to implement it in the new language. Much of that first hurdle comes from devoting the same time amounts that you did in the past. It's easier to do at a younger age due to less responsibilities. As we get older, we still need to devote the same amount of time, but it's harder to do with competing activities vying for our attention. I've liked the term "attention economy" [1]; however, instead of advertising, I view a similar thing for education. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_economy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_economy