> I'm the same way. I find that choosing a project that inspires me takes me much further than just saying "I want to learn X, let me follow a tutorial". To pi

> I'm the same way. I find that choosing a project that inspires me takes me much further than just saying "I want to learn X, let me follow a tutorial". To piggyback on that, I need either a real project or genuine curiosity. I'm terrible at making myself learn something that I'm not 1) immediately applying to real work—paid or personal—not a make-work learning project, or 2) just really dog-chasing-a-bone interested, and I cannot gin that up or fake myself into that mode, though sometimes I can start poking around a topic and find something that gets me going. Fortunately for me I'm fuckin' good at working that way. Unfortunately it made school a real pain in my ass.