ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Every episode, I end with the same phrase, “Until next time, may creativity and curiosity fuel your life.” Lately, I haven’t felt curious and the tank certainly feels empty. So, what’s the point of saying that phrase when curiosity seems to have left the building and all that’s left is a rut-filled routine? Well, like any affirmation, repeating it helps keep the truth in the forefront of the mind: curiosity is the most valuable action you can take every single day. Asking someone how they’re doing, going to the library and checking out a book, staring at the leaves falling to the ground, smelling the heavenly scent of cinnamon rolls baking in the oven, sitting back and hearing the sounds that make up your favorite album, it doesn’t take much to break free from obligation and enter into a state of levity and exhalation. That lightness you feel, like you are floating through the sky filled with wonder and delight, that’s the value of curiosity and we all need it. Oh, and in case you were wondering what the second most valuable action you need to do every day is, it’s stretching and anyone over 40 knows what I’m talking about.
Six rules of engagement for curiosity:- Curiosity isn’t the solution to the problem, it’s how you find it.
- When people lose curiosity in the little things, they lose hope in the big things.
- Curiosity allows us to try on new possibilities, but unless we use it to also affect change, the status quo remains.
- Non-monetized curiosity is more valuable than curiosity that’s been neutered to meet economic needs.
- You don’t have to be curious about everything, just what you’re actually curious about.
- Your curiosity isn’t my curiosity and when we share our curiosities, we grow together.
- Episode photo from Envato Elements: Abstract Liquid Art with Blue, Gold and Black
