Benefits of Lifelong Learning

• Keeping your mind active is not only fun, it is beneficial. Research has shown that keeping your mind active may help ward off memory loss and prevent mental decline.
• Lifelong learning helps you stay connected to your world- locally and beyond.
• It feels good to learn new things- at any age.
• When you focus on reading, a hobby, or learning a new subject, you have less time and energy to dwell on problems or worries.


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