ABSTRACT
In Chapter 1 we argued that, as individuals, we need to learn and, in order to survive and thrive in the world today, we need to keep on learning. This is important not only for our employment chances, but also for our personal, intellectual and emotional development. When we stop learning we stagnate. We need to recognize that learning should not end when we leave school, college or university; neither should it be achieved solely through lessons, lectures, books or formal courses. Learning happens in everyday situations, even when we are not aware of it. Learning is a lifelong process which ends only when we die (see Box 1); until then, we are never too old to learn.
