how did you learn to work on cars?

When I was around 10 or 11 years old my dad restored his 1966 Barracuda, I was able to watch how that all went. Dad went to alot of car shows when the car was done so got to see lots of other old cars too. I also read every Mopar magazine and book I could find, I even liked the tech articles even though I wouldn't be driving for another 5 years. I was also obsessed with plastic model kits. Learning how the kits went together and what the parts were, it was like training for the real thing!