People have a natural desire to learn and progress. Learning something new can help you build self-confidence and self-efficacy. Learning will also fuel your creativity—learning something new in one area can often help you make connections between other seemingly unrelated things. In other words, learning something new about one topic can trigger you to think differently about something that’s already going on in your life. You’ll also get a sense of satisfaction and a boost in self- esteem for having increased your skills and knowledge.