My dad, above 65 years old, is in college studying all kind of subject (cars, optics, lazer,...) He's doing it for fun and stay up late at night reading text bo

My dad, above 65 years old, is in college studying all kind of subject (cars, optics, lazer,...) He's doing it for fun and stay up late at night reading text books. I'm gonna probably grow up to be like that too. I think the main reason for our love of learning is "good" boredom. When I'm bored and have nothing fun easily accessible, then learning something is very attractive. My hypothesis is that learning motivation is a function of boredom, entertainment accessibility, and stress. More boredom, more likely to learn. More entertainment available, less likely to learn. More stressed, less likely to learn. This applies for both young and old people. Older people just tend to have more things to entertain them in life and/or more stressed.