>"Learning is not supposed to be fun. It doesn't have to be actively not fun either, but the primary feeling should be that of effort."<p>This idea is not wrong; however, I would rank <i>'persistence'</i> (the willingness and ability to engage in learning down a specific path during many days, many weeks, many years, etc., etc.) as being higher in a "hierarchy of necessity for learning" than that of effort.<p>And I would rank <i>'unlearning'</i> (the willingness and ability to "let go", become looser, less intransigent, entertain other opionions, other points of view, of what was previously learned down a specific path during many days, many weeks, many years, etc., etc.) as being higher still in a "hierarchy of necessity for learning" than even that of 'persistence'...<p>Finally, at the pinnacle of such a "hierarchy of necessity for learning" (should one ever exist!), I would rank <i>'Imagination'</i> itself (AKA "the goal sought after", or more simply "The Goal!") as the highest tier, the pinnacle of such a "hierarchy of necessity for learning"...<p>(Also, if effort is to be made, it should be <i>desired effort</i> as opposed to <i>undesired effort</i>... i.e., effort coerced by other people and/or systems...)<p>But -- that's just me... :-)<p>Those above values are just mine and mine alone... one insignificant man's humble opinion...<p>Other people can and will have other "what's necessary for learning" hierarchies; other sets of values, as pertain to education as applied to themselves and groups of other people...<p>Related:<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs</a>