Lifelong learning
From Conservapedia
33% of high school graduates never read another book the rest of their lives and 42% of college grads never read another book after college.[1]
Lifelong learning means that learning is a process that occurs at all times and in all places. It should be a process of continuous learning that is directed towards not only providing the individual needs, but also that of the wider community."[2]
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Lifelong learning as a prevention to income growth stalling
In the United States, most people's income growth stalls around 45 years of age because they have stopped learning new work skills and related knowledge.[3]
The 5 hour rule
Benjamin Franklin, 1767.
See also: Personal development and Habit
The 5 hour rule is having the habit of spending 5 hours a week learning new things for personal development.[4][5] The 5 hour rule was coined by entrepreneur and journalist Michael Simmons.[6] Benjamin Franklin spent 1 hour a day on 5 days a week learning new things.[7]
Articles on the 5 hour rule
- 5-Hour Rule: If you’re not spending 5 hours per week learning, you’re being irresponsible
- 5 Hour Rule: A Learner’s Success Model
- The 5-hour rule: How to turn a wasted day into a successful one, Big Think website
- Why Constant Learners All Embrace the 5 hour rule
- Build a Lifelong Habit of Learning With the 5-Hour Rule, Inc. Magazine
Quote
- “A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.” ― Sophocles, Antigone
See also
- Intellectual curiosity
- Autodidacticism (Self-education)
- Education
- Academic excellence
- Accelerated learning
- Achievement orientation
- Homeschooling
- Pygmalion effect
- A Nation at Risk
External links
- Lifelong Learning and why its important
- The Many Benefits of Lifelong Learning, Walden University
- What is Lifelong Learning, and Why Should you Turn Employees into Lifelong Learners?
- 10 Habits of a Lifelong Learner, Point Loma Nazarene University
Videos:
References
- ↑ Sobering Statistics About Readers Today
- ↑ Lifelong Learning: What does it Mean?, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. Volume 28, 2011, Pages 470-474
- ↑ How to Double Your Income, Valuetainment YouTube channel
- ↑ 5-Hour Rule: If you’re not spending 5 hours per week learning, you’re being irresponsible
- ↑ 5 Hour Rule: A Learner’s Success Model
- ↑ 5 Hour Rule: A Learner’s Success Model
- ↑ Why Constant Learners All Embrace the 5 hour rule
