Title: Lifelong Learning | SkillsYouNeed
Headings: Lifelong Learning
Lifelong Learning
Lifelong learners are motivated to learn and develop because they want to: it is a deliberate and voluntary act.
Learning for its own sake brings its own advantages. For example, learning in whatever context:
Learning for Personal Development
Learning for Professional Development
Our capacity to earn is directly related to our willingness to learn.
Although qualifications may get you an interview, actually getting the job can take a lot more.
Putting the time in for extra learning brings its own rewards.
MASTER your Learning
Motivation
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Further Reading from Skills You Need
The Skills You Need Guide for Students
Learning Gives You Options
Whatever your age, it's never too late to start.
Relying on job permanence for earnings and promotion is not as feasible as it once was.

Content: See our page Self-Motivation for more. Acquire
Effective learning requires that you acquire information through reading, listening, observing, practising, experimenting and experience. Information is all around you: the trick is to acquire relevant and meaningful information and develop this into knowledge and skills. See our Study Skills section for more on effective learning techniques. Search
Learning is successful when we can search for a personal meaning in the information we’re acquiring. We find it hard to remember facts without understanding them or being able to put them into context. Learning is about applying what you acquire and asking yourself questions such as: ‘ How does this idea help in my life? ’ or ‘ What has this experience taught me about myself? ’