
Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It

CURIOSITY HAS BEEN CALLED “THE KNOWLEDGE EMOTION.”
Ian Leslie • Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It

Prior work has linked curiosity to happiness and innovation—two phenomena that are highly desirable in many cultures and societies. Curiosity is correlated with flourishing and physical activity, and is anticorrelated with depression.22 Moreover, curious people are often innovative people who have the capacity to be world changers by imagining a di
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