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When you are born, until the age of 18 or 21 (if you go to university), you are on a journey of growth and constantly learning. You will go through nursery, primary school, secondary school, college and then university if you choose to. Throughout these years, you are always learning new things, keeping your mind active and discovering what your interests are.
Then, once you finish your education, you go out into the world of work and continue to learn, but for a lot of people not as much as they did when at school. When you have done a job for a long time, you find yourself in a comfortable position, where you no longer need to push yourself and develop your knowledge, instead, you can sail along.
When you are not learning new things, this can be detrimental to your health, which is why you should try to keep learning. Whether you sign up to do a master’s degree, try something new with an online course, take up a new hobby or test yourself with a new job, there are many ways that you can keep your brain active and learn new things.
Why? Learning new things can help you gain confidence, improve your mental health, reduce how stressed you feel, enhance your quality of life and rediscover things you were once passionate about. Learning can help you become a more wholesome person and fill you with a lot of joy as you test yourself.
Below we dive into the many reasons why learning something new can improve your life.
Feeling confident is a powerful emotion and something that can help you a lot in life. Confidence comes when you have a good understanding of something, whether that’s sports, politics, cooking, cocktail-making, or anything you are passionate about. When learning something new, you will develop a better understanding, which when you are in a place of discussion, you can enter the conversation, knowing you can hold up a conversation with facts, instead of being nervous to talk.
Mental health is a complex subject which over the years we have been learning about and understanding how important it is to our lives. Learning something new can help improve your mental health, as learning keeps your brain active and through learning, sends positive endorphins to your brain. You can learn something new through a hobby, where you will also make friends, through a sport - exercise is very good for your mental health - or through educational methods like online learning.
We have mentioned a few times that learning something new isn't always from educational methods. It can be through other ways, like starting a new hobby. Starting a hobby is a great way to reduce stress, as it’s a place you can take yourself to and forget about the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Hobbies that can help you learn a lot, include chess, learning a new language, playing an instrument, gardening or puzzle games.
When you are learning something new, whatever method you choose, the chances are you will meet new people along the way. This gives you the opportunity to make new friends and connect with people you may have never connected with otherwise. Making friends and socialising have many benefits from helping you learn even more things, to benefit your mental health. You never know, the people you meet may become some of your closest friends in the long run. When you start meeting new people and becoming friends, don’t be afraid to ask them for a drink, as this is the push all friendships need sometimes to break down barriers.
Above we have touched upon the social aspects and the mental health side of things when learning something new but what we haven’t mentioned is your career prospects. The more you learn in life, the more knowledge you will have, which can help you improve your career prospects. By signing up for courses related to your job, you can improve your CV and repertoire, helping you push for promotions. It may be that to get a promotion or move into a higher position, you need to have a certain qualification. A good example would be the medical profession. In order to be a doctor, you will require higher levels of education than a nurse, as it’s more specialised. If you find yourself wanting to try something new, learning and education can help you change careers entirely.
In life, it’s nice to feel fulfilled. If you find yourself doing the same things each week and not testing your brain, you can start to feel stale and life can become a little too repetitive. Learning can bring a lot of fulfilment into your life. It allows you to try new things, discover new interests and take yourself out of your comfort zone, which too many people like to stay in. You never know you may try something new that you have never done and find it’s something you are really talented at - in 10 years, you may be playing an instrument in a musical, having never touched a piano or violin before.
Learning something new can improve your life in many ways. Not only will you enjoy learning something new, but depending on what you are learning, it can affect your life in many ways. A degree will open the door to new job opportunities, a sport will help you meet new people and make friends, and a hobby like learning a new language will benefit you hugely when travelling to said country.
Are you planning on starting something new to learn new things? What are you going to learn? Which of the above benefits in our guide do you think is the biggest? Is there anything missing in our guide that you think we should be adding? Let us know in the comment box below, we look forward to hearing from you.
