I've talked about this before at the start of the school year, but it is worth repeating. When was the last time you went back to school? I don't mean your 20th, 25th or even 30th+ school reunion, I'm talking about the learning process we can continue even once we've finished in the classroom.

The joys of learning as an adult are that we get to choose the subject, and, to a certain extent, the curriculum that would interest and excite us. We have those new starter nerves as we tackle something different and as we find ourselves out of our comfort zone. Yet we get stretched a little, and find our neurons thanking us for renewing some old bonds, or sparking new connections.

We benefit in lots of ways from doing new things. We build confidence, once we overcome the initial hurdles. We feel stimulated and mentally challenged. And we often come into contact with new people.

Just like children learn anywhere and everywhere, learning as an adult doesn't need to be in a classroom or institution. Taking on a new project, trying something different, talking to someone new, tackling a long-forgotton skill, setting yourself a challenge, finding an alternative approach to an age-old problem, reading a book, signing up to an e-programme - the possibilities are endless.

Having said all of that, some of you will feel that you are permanently back in school, continuously learning, feeling challenged (or worse), having to do your own homework. The thought of going up another learning curve may be more than you can bear right now.

But there is a different kind of lesson I'm sure we could all learn from time to time. The lesson which teaches you when to take time out for you, when to stop cramming frantically, when to switch into a stiller, more reflective mode.

What do you want to learn next?