Maybe find a problem you like and study that? Effectively programming is like writing or maths - as such it is intrinsically not that interesting to most peopl

Maybe find a problem you like and study that? Effectively programming is like writing or maths - as such it is intrinsically not that interesting to most people, but what you can do with it is. I.e. most people find books more exciting than grammar, and specific application of math more interesting than just doing calculus disconnected from any practical problem. While getting started with programming is more difficult than acquiring basic literacy, once you have it, it's not that big of a deal and to grow you need to move onwards (i.e. apply it to real problems or continue studying the theory). Once you've mastered a certain level of basics, just learning a new language or API is quite pointless unless there is some value proposition tied to it.