Learning new things

[Fleabiter]

I am keen to rectify some of the many things that I don't know. DD recently diagnosed with ADD and her psychologist thinks it's likely that I have it too, based on what she told him.
So, I struggled at school, but managed to cram last minute well enough to get good gcse grades.
I keep seeing things that I'm interested in and want to learn more about, but my butterfly brain is making it difficult to focus on one thing at a time.
Today's thread on Afghanistan made me want to learn about it so I've downloaded a book that was recommended by Steven Coll.
I realised my geography is poor so I have just spent 20minutes looking at maps so I now know where Afghanistan actually is.
And I also know more about the Saharan Desert than I did this morning too

But I also want to learn French (I have an
excellent set of Paul Noble cds, and got some way in before getting side tracked)

I pick things up quite readily in short burst but I would like to go deeper into these subject.

These are just today's examples: I want to know all the things!

Familiar to anyone?
How do y'all learn stuff?
Tips?

I listen to podcasts when I'm driving, and learn a lot that way.

Bump

I do this, flitting from subject to subject that are unrelated. It means I never really become proficient in one thing.

I just embrace it now, that I'll have a shallow knowledge of a lot of things, rather than in-depth of one thing. I learn enough about something that I can get something out of it, then tend to move on when I get into something else.

For learning, I have a few books on the go on different subjects, and flip between them. I have a language app for learning foreign languages. I listen to podcasts when walking or cooking. If I get interested in something new, like recently I got into trading shares, I'll research it heavily for a few days and then start using what I've learned.

Not sure I fit the criteria for ADD but my mind definitely jumps between a million different things in a day to being heavily focused on one single thing.

I flitter too and know a little about a lot. It gets me by in conversation and understanding the news but every so often I try to cram up on a subject. After seeing the free Palestine marches I spent a few hours reading up on the history of it. Films often get me reading up on subjects too as I get interested in a character in a true story or want to find out more about an actor.

I'm glad I'm not alone! So much to learn, so little time!
Films, interviews, mumsnet- all get me curious about things.
I spent a happy half hour yesterday bookmarking pages on subjects that interest me.
I was thinking, at school and college people study various subjects in one day, and don't seem to muddle them up.
I'm going to go for a long walk in a minute to give my brain a chance to absorb some of the things I've read today.
Thank you for posting @Reloxa and @Skybluepinkgiraffe and @LagneyandCasey.
I've found some good podcasts to subscribe to as well.
I agree that maybe it's easier to embrace the butterfly brain.