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Reflection - Lifelong Learning

The document discusses the importance of lifelong learning. Lifelong learning enhances social inclusion, active citizenship, personal development, self-sustainability, competitiveness and employability. It recognizes that humans have a natural drive to explore, learn and grow. Everyday examples of lifelong learning include learning to talk as a child or learning to use a smartphone as an adult through socialization, trial and error or self-initiated study. Lifelong learning offers long-term benefits like renewed self-motivation, recognition of personal interests and goals, and improvement in other personal and professional skills.

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Reflection - Lifelong Learning

The document discusses the importance of lifelong learning. Lifelong learning enhances social inclusion, active citizenship, personal development, self-sustainability, competitiveness and employability. It recognizes that humans have a natural drive to explore, learn and grow. Everyday examples of lifelong learning include learning to talk as a child or learning to use a smartphone as an adult through socialization, trial and error or self-initiated study. Lifelong learning offers long-term benefits like renewed self-motivation, recognition of personal interests and goals, and improvement in other personal and professional skills.

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Robertus Indrastata Baruno – 2012190501

Reflection – Lifelong Learning

Lifelong learning is the "ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated" pursuit of knowledge for
either personal or professional reasons. Therefore, it not only enhances social inclusion, active
citizenship, and personal development, but also self-sustainability, as well as competitiveness
and employability.
There is an importance to lifelong learning. Whether pursuing personal interests and passions
or chasing professional ambitions, lifelong learning can help us to achieve personal fulfilment
and satisfaction. It recognizes that humans have a natural drive to explore, learn and grow and
encourages us to improve our own quality of life and sense of self-worth by paying attention to
the ideas and goals that inspire us.

But what does personal fulfilment mean? The reality is that most of us have goals or interests
outside of our formal schooling and jobs. This is part of what it means to be human: we have a
natural curiosity and we are natural learners. We develop and grow thanks to our ability to learn.
Lifelong learning recognizes that not all of our learning comes from a classroom.

 For example, in childhood, we learn to talk or ride a bike.

 As an adult, we learn how to use a smartphone or learn how to cook a new dish.

These are examples of the everyday lifelong learning we engage in on a daily basis, either
through socialization, trial and error, or self-initiated study.

Based on what I have learned about lifelong learning, I think it is very important. I too
implement Lifelong learning in my daily life whether it is consciously or unconsciously. I learn a
lot of things by simply going trough life. By living the life I learn things that help me in the
future because the pursuit of knowledge is only natural and is part of human nature.

Incorporating lifelong learning in your life can offer many long-term benefits, including:

1. Renewed self-motivation

Sometimes we get stuck in a rut doing things simply because we have to do them, like going to
work or cleaning the house.

Figuring out what inspires you puts you back in the driver’s seat and is a reminder that you can
really do things in life that you want to do.
2. Recognition of personal interests and goals

Re-igniting what makes you tick as a person reduces boredom, makes life more interesting, and
can even open future opportunities.

3. Improvement in other personal and professional skills

While we’re busy learning a new skill or acquiring new knowledge, we’re also building other
valuable skills that can help us in our personal and professional lives.

This is because we utilize other skills in order to learn something new. For example, learning to
sew requires problem-solving. Learning to draw involves developing creativity.

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