Same. At 40 years old, learning something 'new' is much easier now than when I was 20. First, there is not very much that comes out that is completely new and not built on existing foundational knowledge. Second, I can focus on the part that really is new, and not get tripped up on learning all of the foundational elements needed to understand said new thing.

The OP mentioned not having time, but I've noticed as I've aged I have more discipline and thus more time.