>But I think the reasons I cannot motivate myself to read technical books or watch Pluralsight (I have been purchasing the annual subscription for several years now) are more to do with my age and simply being tired of learning technical stuff. I have been in this business, of developing software, too long.

Well, then it's more "about you". I don't mean that in a mean or disparaging way - you have to decide what is important for you. Maybe you just need a break from it for a little while.

However, regarding age, I don't buy into that one. I'm 52 and I don't feel that way at all. Yes, my energy levels are different than they were 20 years ago and I have to watch out for burnout levels that I didn't have think about years ago. I have to search for open blocks of time to read things, especially with a tough day job and a daughter. It's not easy. To quote the manager from "League of their Own"....."It's supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everyone would do it. The hard, is what makes it great".

I'm a team lead on a four developer team. 2 of my team members are a few years older than I am, and I'm training them on the Microsoft tools. They're as enthusiastic as can be.

So again, it's really more about you and what's important to you.

>I have no problems learning new things; I am doing French lessons every day, I still am expanding on my knowledge of Spanish; I still learn new music on the piano. But not technical stuff.


OK, that's great. As someone who used to play the piano, that's a great thing to study. Stay away from the technical stuff for a few months and then come back and see how you feel.