Hey Reader

I found this great quote (check the image below) from Mark Manson about curiosity - Mark is the author of "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck" among other literary classics :)

It really hit home as I've been working on a 'special' curiosity project. Which got me thinking further - what do you think curiosity is, and how can we use it, better, and more 'strategically'?

Curiosity is your mind having fun.

Curiosity is your mind “breathing”.

Curiosity is seeing the world through a lens that says, 'what if?'

Or, it can be. If you ask the right questions, of course.

It's play for your mind. It's not just play for kids. It’s like play for adults.

It connects your true meaning with your real doing. It shows you the “edges” of what you know, what you don’t know, and what you can know or what you need to know, now and later. It helps you see what you can’t see and opens your mind to what can be seen. It helps you get more done that you actually enjoy doing.

Why? Well, that should be obvious if you are asking the questions that don’t have answers, yet. It creates creativity. Yet, it’s more practical than creativity, but we often don’t practice it. It’s more than your ideas but how you find your ideas. And how your ideas find you. We assume we know. We assume we know “the” answer.

We assume we know the answer is the right answer. But we all know it isn’t. If it isn’t about curiosity. Technology and AI can “steal” your creativity, but it can’t steal your curiosity. Your competitors can “steal” your creations but they can’t steal your curiosity.

The world can “steal” your ideas but they can’t steal your curiosity. No one nor no-thing can match you, if you’re curious. It’s not knowledge. It’s discovering what knowledge you have and what knowledge is missing.

And, what questions we have to seek our knowledge. It’s the puzzle piece that we often search in vain for, not knowing that it’s always been there, always been beside us. We just need to know how to find it.

Once you find it you can never run out of it. If everything was taken from you, you could still have your curiosity. It’s infinite power that only you possess. Only you have your curiosity. Ring the bell. Knock on the door. Push the button. Open the door.

Do you know how to be more curious? Do you know what drives you? Can you find the answers if you ask the questions?

I’m just curious… what do you think about curiosity? How do you find your answers?

Are you curious about my "Curious Project"? Hit reply and I'd love to share it with you.

Doyle "Curious" Buehler

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