curiosity
Knowledge can no longer be thought of as a destination, a fixed point, or a static state. Curiosity is a verb for living rather than a noun to hold. In this conception of learning we may not seek instructors of knowledge as much as guides to experiences.
Seth Goldenberg • Radical Curiosity: Questioning Commonly Held Beliefs to Imagine Flourishing Futures
“Specificially, pursuit of novelty creates “luck”, and curiosity is the emotional manifestation of novelty. If we’re more open to what attracts our attention, we’ll get a lot luckier.”
Paul Millerdtwitter.comSupritha S and
But in a complex world, it’s impossible to know what might be useful in the future. It’s important, therefore, to spread our cognitive bets. Curious people take risks,
Ian Leslie • Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
‘The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – which you had thought special and particular to you. Now here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out and taken yours.’ […]