Evolving Our Curiosity
Thinking back to your younger self, did you remember the time you started to question everything around you? 'Why this or why that?' Often times driving your parents crazy with questions constantly being asked that sometimes they just tell you to put a sock in it and leave it alone. Now, think of the last time when you questioned someones theory, could be because you simply disagreed with them. Did it cause you to rethink what already know?
Unlearning what we already know and the mysteries of what is out there can be pretty daunting. If we enter the path of learning something new alongside with an optimistic mind it can create something truly powerful. I believe that we shouldn't restrain ourselves in changing our perspectives just because we have a sense of curiosity, in other words "second guess" and because were 'comfortable' with what we already know which causes us to remain in the state of mind that we are used to.
Right now I am currently reading Adam Grant's 'Think Again' self help book which discusses the fundaments of rethinking what you already know and being open to change. Wouldn't you say it's the same thinking as cultivating curiosity? In his book, Grant argues that as we think, we often slip into the mindsets of three different professions: preachers, prosecutors and politicians; we go into preacher mode when our beliefs are jeopardized and deliver sermons to protect and strategize our ideas. We enter a state of mind as becoming prosecutors when we recognize the flaws in others peoples reasonings and make it our goal to prove them wrong to win our case and finally, we enter politician mode when we're seeking over an audience, 'campaign and lobby for the approval of our constituents' . Here I believe we should wire our thinking methods when being curious to keep us away from insensitivity. Once we train ourselves to adapt to change we not stimulate our mind but evolve our curiosity.
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