Comments on: How to Be Curious

By: Andi

Andi — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:44:35 +0000

I like all of your suggestions for elevating curiosity. I also would add that choosing to be interested is another vehicle for creating curiosity. We all have a choice when we engage with people or situations, we can practice curiosity by choosing to be interested in one or more elements that appear before us.

I also would add that actively using “beginners mind” helps. This is what children have that we sometimes lose as adults because we want to “knowing” in order to look good, feel credible or appear knowledgeable. This is human, but blocks curiosity.

By: fith

fith — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:38:30 +0000

you see,Albert Einstein admits that he is not a genious,he said he’s just curious about things :)

By: Trever Cartwright

Trever Cartwright — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:00:08 +0000

I really appreciated #11. Having a curiosity buddy is critical. Curiosity can be re-learned. I think everyone should get started by asking one interesting question a day. Think about it–when was the last time you asked a really interesting question–because you were curious? Or, when was the last time you were asked a really interesting question that actually left you curious…?

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By: Jason of "Kim & Jason"

Jason of "Kim & Jason" — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:27:39 +0000

I agree totally that curiosity can be learned, or more specifically, re-learned. All kids are naturally curious, but we sort of get rusty at it when we get older. I think a lot has to do with being afraid to look stupid by asking questions, or by admitting that we don’t have all the answers. Also, it’s easy to get into a rut, whereby we forget to ask “why?” and “why not?” altogether. It reminds me of the classic response to the question, “Why do we do things this way?” which is, “Because we’ve always done them this way!” Throughout history, the great ones find a way to stay curious.

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Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:06:59 +0000

[...] Darren follows up his initial post with a discussion of How To Be Curious. Can curiosity be learned? I think we can agree that as children we are all naturally curious, but that this trait is often suppressed as we grow older in order to focus on the priorities placed in front of us by society and our environment. I would prefer to ask how we can rekindle this spark of curiosity. At any rate, it’s an interesting article and as far as blogging goes, also touches on some of the things I talked about in How To Participate in the Blogging Community. It’s worth a read. Share this post:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

By: Ray Dotson

Ray Dotson — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:53:34 +0000

Good points and I believe the idea of curiosity is definitely more widely applicable to other areas of life, too. I wrote a post on my blog in response to this that discusses how being curious is an important part of the character of every person who is successful. Curiosity tends to be mixed in with motivation and desire and this combination produces success.

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By: patricia miranda

patricia miranda — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:28:29 +0000

excellent your post!!

By: Kloudiia

Kloudiia — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:47:35 +0000

Rather than saying “Curiousity kills the cat” I’d much believe in “Curiousity builds the brain”.

Yes, I can’t agree more with your list Darren. The part on interaction with blogger, sharing ideas with each other is a real gem.

Something I always do when I read other blogs is besides learning the knowledge that’s being presented, I will do this internal thinking and see how I can link it to love, relationship and marriage, and see how does that fit into my blog. This has worked very well for me I find, as I usually can get new ideas or insights.

By: _leech_

_leech_ — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 05:32:14 +0000

Very good writeup, especially #5. I find that too many blogs (including some of the past incarnations of mine) tend to just regurgitate news without offering anything unique to their readers. Still, it’s hard getting an audience.

By: Enhance Life

Enhance Life — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:36:05 +0000

Thank you for your valuable advice. I recently started a blog of my own.Most of the ground work I learnt from you blog.

By: Website Builder

Website Builder — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 03:45:38 +0000

Great advice. This applicable to how you should live life, not just writing your blogs.

By: Coopz

Coopz — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 22:16:16 +0000

If it wasn’t for curiosity the world would not be where it is with it’s discoveries etc. If people hadn’t wondered or dreamed of what was on the other side of the world then there would be no America or Australia ;)

“Dreams are necessary to life.” Anais Nin

By: Carol Williams

Carol Williams — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:56:49 +0000

This was an excellent post. Thanks! I’m looking for ways to improve the value of and traffic to my blog, so this was a good read. Ever since attending the Anthony Robbins seminars, I have been fascinated by the power of questions. I have found this most useful in striking up conversations with strangers. It has helped me get through some boring evenings in a room full of people I didn’t know. I’m going to work on how I can integrate questions into my blog more often. Thanks again.

By: Chase

Chase — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:45:16 +0000

I am going to go “play” now. Thinking about useing a spoon and a Bible. Maybe I will discoving some great way of doing things. And if I sound sarcastic I am, but in a way that is honestly thinking, “what would that do?”

Great ideas, not sure if you anwsered “Can people become creative” bit, but still good stuff to try and use.

By: Grayson De Ritis

Grayson De Ritis — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:17:50 +0000

Agreed, Jhay. I personally do a variety of activities to keep my mind limber and be exposed to new, interesting things that stimulate my mind. Everything from developing my blog, to playing a game of checkers can help to keep one’s curiousity healthy.

By: jhay

jhay — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:03:26 +0000

Curiousity has always led to new things. So it pays to be curious and be a blogger at the same time. The challenge is, how to develop and not to loose one’s child-like curiousity.

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Springtime — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:56:03 +0000

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