research as a leisure activity
inspired by Celine Nyugen’s article on Substack
research as a leisure activity
Charles Broskoski on Self-Discovery That Happens Upon Revisiting Things You’ve Accumulated Over Time
thecreativeindependent.comthecreativeindependent.comAnd that’s exactly what research—especially the kind that leads down “pointless” rabbit holes—gives us. It reminds us that learning isn’t just about efficiency; it’s about depth, exploration, and wonder. In a time when AI delivers pre-packaged answers, we’re realizing that true understanding doesn’t come from speed—it comes from discovery.
thedigitalmeadow.substack.com • Why Do We Crave Useless Knowledge?
how to fall down a curiosity rabbit hole & reconnect to your creativity
youtube.comconvenience culture is killing our creative impulses
youtu.beMore thoughts about the cost of convenience, this time related to art and creative practices
Being curious is important to me. Not only because it is how I get ideas for essays. It feels to me like everyone has something unrepeatable to bring into the world. And we can manifest it by going in our direction of maximal interestingness.
Henrik Karlsson • A Funny Thing About Curiosity
History often presents itself as grand, sweeping narratives—wars, revolutions, prominent figures that reshaped the world. But the tiny, easily missed fragments of peoples everyday life holds a different truth than what we’re used to seeing. In some ways, the search for these details feels like reaching back in time and keeping those voices from fad
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