Three conditions are SCIENTIFICALLY proven
to ACTIVATE the DRIVE to LEARN
See Daniel H. Pink's 2009 book "DRIVE: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us" for a brilliantly summarizes these conditions:
Those three (3) conditions which activate the natural drive to create and learn are well understood.
AUTONOMY
Not control. Not "Learn this. Now stop. Now learn that."
Autonomy
MASTERY
Mastery is a challenge, not TOO EASY, not TOO DIFFICULT, but JUST RIGHT, in the zone.
PURPOSE
A good reason to learn something,
or an inner interest in the subject.