Well I can give you a tip right now.
Avoid referring to the textbooks as 'boring' challenge yourself to get excited by the information in them. Attitude goes a long way towards success in studying (considered by many to be the prime factor in success).
If you say the books are boring you're going to react accordingly making it difficult to open the mind to understanding the text. This isn't just positive thinking, just think back to your experiences with stuff you conceived as boring... did you ever get motivated to do them and how much effort do you have to put into motivating yourself? How different is it when something is interesting... raises curiosity, perhaps you've had the experience in being absorbed in trying to solve a puzzle simply because you were curious what the answer was?
The preconceived notion that textbooks are boring is a emotional block towards studying.
In reality textbooks are only resources that provide information that helps you solve puzzles (finding answers to the questions that build your learing).
You'll find much more joy in using them if you don't label them boring.
Alex
