Whenever I have a hankering to learn something new, I usually try to incorporate it into a project somehow. Usually it's made up just for that purpose. That w

Whenever I have a hankering to learn something new, I usually try to incorporate it into a project somehow. Usually it's made up just for that purpose. That way I get the feeling of being productive and the enjoyment of learning something new. The downside to this method is you spend less time on the fundamentals of the new language, so you might bring in old ways of thinking that are as efficient.