curious; self research
The Erotics of Intelligence
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There are so many more people we haven’t met yet, ideas we’ve never imagined, philosophical framings that we have yet to stumble upon. Part of our lifework is to find them. Not only through carefully planned research projects, but also by way of random discoveries—those moments we didn’t see coming, and didn’t know we were looking for.
The most educated people admit ignorance. They ask questions like, “Can you explain that to me?” or “Where did you read that?” or “What am I missing here?”
This isn’t humility for show ,it’s the real secret to learning. Curiosity is loud. Ego is dumb. Choose curiosity.
This isn’t humility for show ,it’s the real secret to learning. Curiosity is loud. Ego is dumb. Choose curiosity.
What’s also striking to me is that autodidacts often begin with some very tiny topic, and through researching that topic, they end up telescoping out into bigger-picture concerns. When research is your leisure activity, you’ll end up making connections between your existing interests and new ideas or topics. Everything gets pulled into the orbit of... See more
The disgustingly educated are not “know-it-alls.” They’re “want-to-know-it-alls.” They collect questions like souvenirs and chase answers like lovers. Google should be tired of you.