Research shows that learning new skills can also improve your mental wellbeing by:
- boosting self-confidence and raising self-esteem
- helping you to build a sense of purpose
- helping you to connect with others
Learning improves our self-esteem, keeps us connected and involved, and helps us adapt to change and find meaning in our lives. It has also been shown to help prevent depression in later years. Learning is more than just formal education – it’s about exploring new ideas, seeking opportunities, embracing new experiences and sharpening our skills. It means being curious and having an enquiring mind, in all areas of life.
Even if you feel like you don’t have enough time, or you may not need to learn new things, there are lots of different ways to bring learning into your life.
Resources
- The Development Toolkit is an online learning and development resource for staff with advice, guides and self-assessments on a range of topics including personal skills and wellbeing.
- As a member of staff, you have free access to LinkedIn Learning ─ an online skills platform offering an extensive library of over 21,000 high-quality video courses.
- The Library has a collection of wellbeing books you can borrow at any time using your library card. There's also the 'Book Nook' on Level 2 where you can relax on comfy seating and read from a collection of 'reading for pleasure, leisure and wellbeing' books
- Learn a language this summer by enrolling in our enrol in our Global Language Summer School
- Take a look at our Wellbeing at work bitesize e-learning to learn about the resources that are available to support your mental health and wellbeing
- The Free Dictionary.com offers some great little snippets of knowledge, including an ‘article of the day’ and a ‘this day in history’ section