A few reasons.
First: Enjoying
I get dopamine from learning new things. Basically, I make sure to enjoy it.
Second: Guilt
I feel guilty when I’m not studying. I feel like I’m robbing myself of something—my future. That guilt is my emotional catalyst—something that pushes me, my emotions, and my heart to study.
Third: A Specific Reason
I need a reason to study this much: mine is a long set of nice goals and dreams. There is no way to achieve them without studying.
Fourth: Environment
I study in an encouraging environment with people who are better than me and who are interested in the same things as I am. Although not in real life, but rather in the Internet, I have surrounded myself with like-minded people: programmers, engineers, people interested in linguistics, etc.
Tell me who your friends are, and I’ll tell you who you are. If you’re in a room with 5 gentlemen doing 100 pushups every day, in the end, you will be doing them too.
- Nihad Badalov