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Tools, Tips and Lists
Learning: 12 reasons to make it a priority This list is adapted from an article written by Dr. Peter Honey for The Training Journal in 2004. It is still excellent advice for living in todays environment. Learning is the only skill that can never ever become obsolete.All your other skills are in danger of being overtaken by events and passing their sell-by date. But learning? Never! Human beings will always need to learn. Your learning provides the gateway to everything else you want to do. Everything you want to know, you have to learn. Everything you want to do, you have to learn to do it. Learning is the way to achieve your dreams and your potential. Learning makes life much more interesting. It keeps you on your toes, fuels your curiosity and helps you to be more enthusiastic. Learning is the key to leading a more fulfilled and purposeful life. 
Learning makes you more employable.
It isn't realistic to count on one career anymore. The way to make yourself attractive to employers is to demonstrate that you are constantly updating your skills base, being adaptable and staying 'with it'. The more you learn, the better placed you are to help other people with their learning. You can do this by being a role-model for learning and by openly sharing what you've learned with others. Sometimes people worry that this would be too helpful to potential rivals ('knowledge is power'). But if you are learning all the time, you'll keep ahead of any competition. Learning helps you to meet the demands of change. There is nothing permanent except change and the only way to ride the waves is to make sure your rate of learning exceeds the rate of change. Learning equips you to make informed decisions In our democratic society we are faced with lots of choices. We are likely to make more responsible choices if we keep learning how to weigh up the pros and cons of different courses of actions. Learning increases your self-awareness. It helps you to sort out who you are and why you are here. It helps you to take stock of your talents and capabilities and to come to terms with your limitations. Learning is a way of converting troublesome mistakes into something worthwhile. Inside every mistake there are lessons waiting to get out. Learning digs out those lessons and ensures there is gain from the pain. It also prevents you making the same mistake over and over again. Learning helps you to become more independent, more self-sufficient. It helps you to take responsibility for yourself and for your own learning and development. Taking charge of yourself is a far better option than waiting for other people to provide you with opportunities. You might wait for ever! Learning boosts your self-confidence and helps you to feel really good about yourself. Low self-esteem is a horrible energy-sapping feeling. Learning is the way to avoid it. Learning to learn is the ultimate life skill. Finally (and the best has been saved until last!), you can turn learning in on itself and use your learning skills to help you learn how to become an increasingly effective learner. Learning to learn provides the key to enhancing all the above benefits. If you have another 'reason' that you would like added to this list? Please send it to resource @ mentoric.com. |
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