The Attention Cottage, Steel Man Technique, & More | The Curiosity Chronicle

At my house, we have a wall next to our dining room table that we call the “question wall.” Everyone in our family writes down questions that come up on rainbow-colored index cards, which we then tape to the wall. It’s a way to remind ourselves what we’re curious about. Once a week or so, everyone grabs a card off the wall and starts Googling. When

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“Giving the people what they want isn’t nearly as powerful as teaching people what they need. There’s always a shortcut available, a way to be a little more ironic, cheaper, more instantly understandable. There’s the chance to play into our desire to be entertained and distracted regardless of the cost. Most of all, there’s the temptation to encour... See more

You can conduct all business, including the business of everyday life, constantly accompanied by a curious and vocal three- or four-year-old, who will see what you miss. Or you can attempt to adjust the way you look at the world so that your perspective more closely aligns with that of a curious child. That second option is by no means easy—it take

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