Why can implementing something so simple be so painful? Building simple programs to help you reason about simple concepts - that should not be painful should it? The need to dutifully pursue a single line of investigation is painful only insofar as it prevents one from pursuing alternative lines of investigation that seem more attractive to the mind. What can offset this impediment to motivation? The prospect of understanding simple and perceptually mundane things with increased clarity should be sufficient motivation to pursue the simple but seemingly dry undertaking - building simple programs to reason about simple concepts.
A lot of seemingly boring things are interesting when you go deep into it. One useful rule is if you are stuck for motivation, take the topic and think - not why is it boring, but why is it interesting? Why do I want to do this task? What will it give me? Identify three things to motivate you and carry on.
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