I try to learn things that scratch an itch I have. I've found that if I try to learn the latest and greatest thing on hacker news on a whim, I end up getting di

I try to learn things that scratch an itch I have. I've found that if I try to learn the latest and greatest thing on hacker news on a whim, I end up getting distracted by the next latest and greatest thing. But if I am learning something as a means to an end, I find that I'm more focused and see it through.