Curiosity research
The best part of curiosity is knowing when not to persevere. Answer these two questions by taking an honest, objective look. Let go of any emotions that involve your hope for results! •Do you carry on, spending resources and time on the same path, when you are not hitting the mark? •Are you constantly (not occasionally, which is expected) getting
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Use a five-step strategy to make the curiosity journey work: 1. Set boundaries. 2. Take small steps to build a rhythm. 3. Cut down the intermediaries so that you experience the world through your own (or your team’s) eyes. Get up close and personal to foster direct experiences with all your senses. Virtual replicas can never replace the real thing.
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To get inspired, the preternaturally curious people I interviewed tend to ask five questions time and again: •What if? •Am I sure? •What’s next? •Have I looked closely enough? •Have I looked everywhere? Let’s ask these questions ourselves and go into a little more detail as we try to understand how they can help us become inspired.
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"We often hear about passion, but it’s a temporary, fleeting fire that can burn out just as quickly as it ignites. Curiosity, however, is a deeper and more enduring drive. It’s a quiet but constant force that propels us forward, making us seek knowledge and new experiences without the pressure of instant results.
In a world that idolizes passion, cu
This is what I call purposeful curiosity, the kind that gets you off your couch and propels you to solve complex puzzles. It is about immersing yourself into the unknown with clarity, passion, courage, and a positive, enterprising attitude. This kind of curiosity requires effort, patience, and resources and may lead you to exhaustion, but it is
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When you find something that you are passionately curious about, rather than initiating it in private, go public. Going public with your curiosity project, either orally or in writing, can give you the momentum to go through with it. Talk to someone you respect, and tell them about your long-term goals and how you intend to achieve them.
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What doesn’t kill you makes you more curious: The more we put ourselves in situations or environments that are new to us and that challenge us, the more we develop skills and coping mechanisms to face those challenges. “Choose curiosity, don’t surrender,” our inner voice tells us. If we adopt this approach, something interesting will start
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Big journeys are not reached by a single dive into the abyss. They are made up of many smaller journeys fueled by micro-curiosities, that is, small puzzles, mysteries, or challenges that are inside our comfort zone and that motivate us to explore our domain of interest. By breaking down an ambitious exploration into smaller, more achievable bits,
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Research is formalised curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. Zora Neale Hurston