You may understand why lifelong learning is a great idea, but still wonder how in the world you are going to fit it into your already too busy schedule. I get it. Adding more to your to do list each day might feel overwhelming.

But, like physical exercise, continued mental exercise is important for your emotional well being, as well as offering a higher quality of life. You don’t have to put lifelong learning off because you are busy. Try these tactics to make it a priority in your life.

Schedule It In

Just like with other important events, you will need to schedule learning into your life. If you are like most people, if you don’t put it in your calendar or schedule each week, it will get pushed out by other things. Invest in yourself by scheduling time for learning each week. Continue reading →

It’s a great ambition to be a lifelong learner! But if you get stuck in “want to” mode and never move to action mode, it won’t mean much.

You may feel that there are just too many obstacles to learning the things you have always wanted to know how to do, but if you really want to, you can cut those obstacles down to size.

Time

Time is perhaps a greater commodity in our busy lives than even money. I get it. But anything worth doing is worth taking the time for. Life is about much more than just work.

Etching out time for yourself to grow and develop your intellect is important to overall happiness. Being happy is worth taking some time out to learn a new skill. Continue reading →