8 Habits of Lifelong Learners

Minding the Gap

Many jobs today were unheard of 20 years ago.

And 20 years from now?

Well, the future is uncertain—and made even more so by a rapidly expanding workforce skills gap.

The?workforce skills gap?measures the disparity between skills required for available jobs and the skills workers possess.

And, over the past decade, that gap has widened.

One solution to this growing problem is a renewed commitment to lifelong learning.

Lifelong learning is now roundly considered to be an economic imperative and the only sustainable competitive advantage. Job candidates and employees who consider, update, and improve their skills are the high performers, especially over the longer term.

Marc Zao-Sanders, Harvard Business Review

Whether you want to make yourself indispensable in the workplace or just commit to improving every day, adopting the habits of lifelong learners can help.

In this lesson, we’ll explore what lifelong learning means and why it matters—and dig into the strategies and practices of successful lifelong learners.

What Is Lifelong Learning?

Lifelong learning?is the self-driven desire to seek knowledge outside of a formal educational setting.

You might still attend classes or lectures, but your motive for learning shifts to focusing on self-improvement instead of studying to earn a degree.

Why Is Lifelong Learning Important?

Being a lifelong learner looks different for different people.

For some, it’s simply choosing to read instead of scroll.

For others, it’s traveling the world to answer questions.

Regardless of how it manifests, at its core, lifelong learning happens when you endeavour to satisfy your curiosity every day.

And as a bonus, it comes with some notable side effects:

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