Most people agree that curiosity may be interesting, depending on the circumstances, naturally. It leads you to discovering new things, it feeds creativity and it's a gate to innovation. From a personal perspective I think it works a little bit like a radar... in stand-by mode and starting to beep when you sense "something different", new or interesting.
I just found an interesting article of Donald Latumahina on Stepcase Lifehack. 4 reasons why curiosity is important and how to develop it. Donald's four reasons being:
- It makes your mind active instead of passive
- It makes your mind observant of new ideas
- It opens up new worlds and possibilities
- It brings excitement into your life
His tips to developing it are IMHO worth the read too (see complete article here):
- Keep an open mind
- Don’t take things as granted
- Ask questions relentlessly
- Don’t label something as boring
- See learning as something fun
- Read diverse kinds of reading
What does curiosity mean to you? What do you do out of it? -Forget about it? Simple smile-trigger? Waste of time? Or real driver of your work?-
I feel that my curiosity (in most cases) pushes my creative potential! It pushes me to try new things... Frankly, I think that's a good thing. We can't improve without the ability to be creative.
Posted by: Ricardo Bueno | July 31, 2008 at 01:45 AM
Ricardo,
Yep. I think it challenges one's imagination and works as an ideation generator.
Posted by: Luc Debaisieux - mindblob | July 31, 2008 at 02:52 PM
Great article!! So true we all need that drive!
Posted by: ElaineB | August 17, 2008 at 05:07 PM