I read your first comment and it could’ve easily been mine. Currently a software developer but I started off in journalism.

I love, love, love learning but I feel like I have some… granite wall of impenetrability when it comes to quantum computing. I simply cannot figure it out. I’m a very adept person and a quick learner, but everything about quantum theory just leaves me feeling like a complete idiot.

Heh, my degree is in journalism. It's been a weird ride, but I wouldn't trade it for the shiniest CS education.

Why bother learning things that are easy?

When it's somewhat irrelevant to focus on the hard things, which are more appealing, I find it's frustrating not being motivated to solve the more pressing, easier issues because they're not "fun"

True, but in some cases , it’s just a case of pedagogical mismatch . May I recommend https://www.scottaaronson.com/democritus/lec9.html ? I have cribbed from this endlessly when explaining quantum computing , and it’s certainly my goto talk for explaining quantum computing.

Some learning is for necessity, rather than for its own enjoyment.