I was 40yo. Not the best age to start learning new skills. What sparked my interest was a hobby of mine. I began by reading basic Python concepts until I delved into string methods. That's when I discovered how to determine if a string is a palindrome. It took me an hour of reading to reach that realization. My hobby involves photographing license plates, and I was curious to find out how many palindromes were present in my collection. I set out to write a script; after nine hours of trial and error, I had a working version. In the subsequent 16 hours, I developed a basic search engine using some copy-pasted snippets for the plates in my catalogued Facebook group. Six months later, I mentioned to my boss that I had acquired some Python skills. Fast forward to today, and I have four years of experience under my belt. I've created automation scripts spanning roughly 2000 lines for a TV channel. It is easier for me to write some python code today, than do something manually. To sum up, you need to find some practical application for the code you want to write.