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That's why it's a very important skill to become interested in what you should be interested in. I made a conscious decision to become interested in what I'm working on now becase it seemed like an area full of big low hanging fruit, and now it genuinely fascinates me.
How to become really interested in something?
I would suggest spending time with people interested in X, because this would give one's brain signal "X is socially rewarded", which would motivate them to do X. Any other good ideas?
What worked for me was to spend time thinking about the types of things I could do if it worked right, and feeling those emotions while trying to figure out rough paths to get there.
I also chose to strengthen the degree to which I identify as someone who can do this kind of thing, so it felt natural
I'm spitballing different ideas I've used:
Like you said, talk to people who know the topic and find it interesting.
Read non technical introductory books on the topic. I found the algorithmn's part of CS interesting, but the EE dimensions of computing was utterly boring until I read Code by Charles Petzold.
Research the history of a topic in order to see the lives of the humans who worked on it. Humans being social creatures, may find a topic more interesting after they have learned of some of the more interesting people who have worked in that field.