Knowledge Learning: Why You Should Learn More?
Some people believe that knowledge is the key to success and happiness in life, while others believe that this kind of thinking can be detrimental. The truth is, these concepts are not mutually exclusive. Knowledge can help you secure a successful career, make more money, and lead a happier life. This blog post explores the benefits of learning as much as you possibly can during your lifetime by providing concrete reasons why this should be your goal.
The university degree has become less important than it once was with improving technology and increased competition for jobs making it harder for graduates to find work straight after getting their qualification. Graduates will have to get used to adapting quickly or risk being left behind just because they didn't learn enough or fast enough.
The belief that knowledge is important to success, happiness, and progress has existed since the beginning of time. It's an unwritten law in many cultures that you should be well read. So it's not a surprise that those who think they don't need to learn anything will always be unhappy and trapped within their limited viewpoint. Abe Lincoln promoted learning in a speech at the Gettysburg Address in 1863:
All the great books are written for people to read once and throw them away. They're written not to be preserved or passed down as if they were holy or useful forever. They're written to be read, take what you can from them, and then forget about them.
There are a variety of reasons why learning new things every day is important for your success. What you don't know is not as important as what you don't do. Knowledge is power, but it's potential power that only becomes real when we put it into action. Learning opens your mind and opens the door to new opportunities, new experiences and the means to obtain success.
1. You'll be more valuable:
Competition for jobs, for a promotion, to get a new job or raise your salary is going to increase by the day. This is because of ever changing market dynamics and the need to adapt quickly and strategically. To survive in this environment you'll need to learn more often than you used to about different types of work, knowledge, skills and experience in order to stay competitive. This is especially true if you want to advance within your current role. There are many people make the mistake of imagining that just because they have a university degree they are automatically qualified for every position they apply for. Nothing could be further from the truth. It's a good way to end up in the wrong job or even no job at all.
2. You'll be more employable:
The majority of jobs that are now being created, both in the US and internationally, require a university degree. "A college degree is simply not enough these days," says Jonathan Wasserstrom, associate professor at Michigan State University's W.E.B. DuBois Institute and author of "College for All: The Case for Education Reform Today." The problem with the current education system is that it's teaching people "more or less the same way."
We need to keep changing things constantly to keep up with changes in our industry and market trends. One of the best ways to do this is to continue to learn new things and develop important skills. Unemployed people without a college education are twice as likely to be unemployed for more than six months, according to Wasserstrom.
3. You'll have better career prospects:
More employers today are looking for candidates who have a diverse skill set and have a record of learning and adapting. This shows them that you can quickly become valuable in the workplace simply because you're learning all the time.
The greatest thing you can do to increase your chances of getting hired is to apply what you already know, develop new skills and get more relevant experience every day. The more you learn the better chance you have of succeeding. Learning everyday is a key survival skill, so it's essential that you're able to engage with people who have more knowledge and experience than you by learning from them.
4. You'll be wiser:
This might go without saying but we all need to constantly gain wisdom in the face of change and improve our judgement because the world around us is becoming increasingly complex and unpredictable. This makes it harder for us to understand why things are happening in a certain way. We become less confident in our decisions and make worse decisions because of this ignorance. The only way to gain more wisdom is to learn more, but it's not always easy. This is why you need the support of others with more knowledge, experience and insight than you.
5. You'll have a better education:
The best way to learn anything is by doing it. If you want to learn how to run a marathon, go out and do it first otherwise what will happen if you wait? You're going to end up where everyone else has been before you and no one will expect anything more from you because they already know what's expected of them. If someone asks you how to get good at something, don't tell them what you think they should do. Instead, tell them what you did and how you achieved success. This is the best way to teach people how to become better learners and doers.
6. You'll increase your chance of getting promoted:
No one wants to hire or promote someone who's going nowhere in their career. If you're not learning new skills and developing your knowledge, expertise and experience then you're not moving anywhere in your career. It could take months or even years for this to catch up with you but it will eventually catch up with you especially if things slow down. You need to pay attention to how you're getting on in your career and make sure you're developing new skills and abilities. If everything is going well, you may not even realise you're falling behind.
7. You'll have more fun:
The most successful people understand that the secret to a happy life is learning something new everyday. The more you learn, the more success you can achieve and the easier it's going to be for you to live a happy life. This should sound so obvious but many people forget this as we get older.
Conclusion:
It's only after a certain age that the need for knowledge fades away, but the need for knowledge doesn't. The importance of lifelong learning does not end at your retirement age.
No matter what age you are and how successful you are currently, it is never too late to develop important skills and become a more well-rounded person. Learning new things every day is one way to achieve this goal.
Jake Bossenbroek was born in 1976 in the Netherlands and moved to England with his family when he was five years old. He converted to Islam in 2006 and gained British citizenship through naturalization in 2013.