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  Have you ever been curious about something? Did you know, Thomas Alva Edison, Leonardo da Vinci, and Albert Einstein are all curious characters. Let's take one example, Thomas Alva Edison is a light bulb inventor based on his curiosity until today we are still using it to maintain brightness inside our home. They are geniuses because they are curious. It can conclude that curiosity is an important trait of genius. 

  You don't have to be Thomas Alva Edison, everybody can be a genius as long they are curious. Curious is a desire to approach novel and challenging ideas and experiences in order to increase one particular knowledge. Also, curiosity may also play role in social relationships. 

  Studies have found that people who are curious are often viewed in social encounters as more interesting and engaging, and they are more appropriate to reach out to a wider variety of people. Moreover, being curious seems to protect people from negative social experiences such as rejection. So how to keep curious?

  Ask every question. When we ask questions, we're creating an opportunity to discover new, useful information that can be used to challenge our existing approach and spark fresh ideas. It's impossible to have all the answers all the time, but it's easy to default to assumption when faced with a challenging unknown. Questioning allows us to become more insightful. 

  Makes our mind active. Instead of being passive, our mind is better to stay focused and active. Curious people always ask questions and search for answers in their minds. Their minds are always active and focus. Our mind is like a muscle that becomes stronger through continual exercise. The mental exercise caused by curiosity makes your mind stronger and stronger. 

  Learning is dialog, not consumption. The attitude that creates curiosity is to see learning as principally driven by asking questions and coming up with answers, not consuming information. We don't always have a choice in how knowledge gets presented to us, if you see that there's always a deeper layer of questions and answers, mysteries and insights, then even seemingly dull topics become a puzzle waiting to be solved.

  Curiosity can be difficult, sometimes, we are afraid of interacting with those who are different from us. However, giving in to these obstacles will more likely lead to remorse than happiness since curiosity is very useful for society and ourselves. Make your own curious mindset. Thank you for your time and have a nice day 😀. Stay curious!


References:

  1. 4 Reasons Why Curiosity is Important and How to Develop It (2007). Available at: https://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/4-reasons-why-curiosity-is-important-and-how-to-develop-it.html.
  2. How to Become More Curious - Scott H Young (2020). Available at: https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/11/30/curious/.
  3. How (and why) to train your brain to be more curious at work (2021). Available at: https://www.fastcompany.com/90683974/how-and-why-to-train-your-brain-to-be-more-curious-at-work.
  4. Stec, C. (2021) How to Be a More Curious Person: 7 Tips for Becoming a Lifelong Learner, Blog.hubspot.com. Available at: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/be-more-curious-tips.
  5. Why Curious People Have Better Relationships (2021). Available at: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_curious_people_have_better_relationships.


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