Same as everything in life, tenacity over talent and discipline.
I learned both from my Dad.
How Do You Stay Motivated When Learning Something New:
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Same as everything in life, tenacity over talent and discipline.
I learned both from my Dad.
Delusions of Adequacy 
Depends on the topic. I spent 17 years in traditional classrooms learning standard stuff toward acquiring my MA. While on active duty with the USN, I spent over 3 years in classrooms learning technical stuff such as physics, power plants, communications systems (a total of 2 1/2 years on electronics theory and specific equipments).
So by the time I was 50, I’d spent over 20 years in schools, and then I taught in university classrooms for another 16, often having to refresh myself on things I’d read years ago, such as the Bible, world history, and the tricky business of successfully being human.
Also I frequently had to upgrade my computer skills to stay ahead of my students’ to prevent their bullshitting me.
Basically I love learning new ideas, new theories, new discoveries, new techniques in areas which coincide with my interests.
I would strongly resist, however, any attempt to teach me bookkeeping, statistics, or anything more about Islam than I already know (I’ve read the Qur’an [in English, of course] and am aware of the history of its spread}.
Given a steady supply of shopping bags full of Franklins, I’d spend the rest of my time in university classrooms learning about archaeology, paleontology, geology, oceanology, medicine, surgical techniques, ancient religions, and so on.
I would NOT, however, put any energy into learning about stock trading, small business management, wokism, insurance actuarial tables, mortuary science, or fashion.
One thing that would grab my full attention would be a semester seminar on how to get away with offing certain types of hairless apes.
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