>> <i>Sure, you can learn new technologies but spend one hour a day or less on them. Make sure it’s a hobby and not an addiction</i><p>This. I don't think "the Learners Syndrome" is necessarily a bad thing.<p>My process is usually something along the lines of<p>-See articles or mentions of some new technology on HN,Reddit,etc.<p>-Spend a half hour to understand what it's for, what's new about it, what are the pros/cons either via videos or articles.<p>-If it looks super interesting, work on their tutorial or some intro throwaway project (to do lists being a good example that the author mentions). For me this is very rare. These should take at least an hour and can take multiple hours<p>-File that technology away and then know that it exists. Usually something like, "Okay, [new technology] exists for solving [X] problem, the next time I need to solve [X] problem, don't forget to evaluate [new technology] as an option."