Getting Comfortable with Curiosity

Do you consider yourself to be curious or adventurous? Are you prone to exploring even when others caution you against it? Curiosity and Genius are good friends.

Curiosity is a fascinating aspect of our personal development, because it's what drives us to learn, explore, dream and discover. In this episode we take a dive into its different aspects, how fear can often hold us back from being more curious, and how to apply in different areas of our lives.

In this episode:

2:25 - A cautionary tail...

4:49 - The brain science of curiosity

6:23 - Curiosity during our infancy

8:52 - Mothers & Daughters

9:55 - Amelia Earhart

10:29 - The brilliance of children

11:18 - What's fear got to do with it?

13:45 - Current challenges of being curious

15:19 - You and your curiosity

16:00 - Curiosity vs. judgement

18:03 - Curiosity vs. Gossip

19:48 - Curiosity and confirmation bias

21:11 - Curiosity and critical thinking

22:01 - Develop your curiosity

23:51 - The dark side of curiosity

Links & Resources:

• Amelia Earhart, The Truth at Last - Mike Campbell / Amelia Earhart Lives - Joe Klaas
• Other scientific stuff about curiosity

Episode page available on: https://karinpinter.com/podcasts/episode-4

Written & Produced by Karin Pinter © 2024.

Music by Grand_Project via Pixabay.

Additional music produced by Monday Hopes.

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