At this point in my life, there is not much strategic effort involved in getting myself to learn things. I think this is true for many people who spend most of their time engaged in intellectual activity.<p>It was once the case that various commitments, emotional states, and competing interests (consuming cheap entertainment like computer games, TV shows, etc.) reduced my efficacy here, but for reasons unknown to me I find these much less distracting than I did when I was younger. Sorry I can&#x27;t be more helpful in this regard.<p>As I&#x27;ve gotten older, I would say the only conscious effort I&#x27;ve made is to educate myself more deeply on subjects of personal interest instead of constantly exposing myself to humanity&#x27;s knowledge base at large. Sadly, there is too little time in a life to know everything. Better to have a deep understanding of what you find fascinating than superficial knowledge on a broad variety of subjects. (Of course, if you can manage both, more power to you.)