3 Times Childlike Curiosity Changed the World

If curiosity is the source of wisdom, then what can we learn from the curiosity of children? In this episode, Harris explores the stories of Mary Anning, Philo Farnsworth, and Blaise Pascal, 3 children whose curiosity changed the world. He then introduces next week’s special guest and leads us through some questions we can ask ourselves to begin to cultivate our own curiosity.

Episode Recap:

• Today we’re looking at 3 amazing stories of children who changed the world (0:10)
• There’s wisdom to be found through curiosity and wonder (2:13)
• So many of our most extraordinary innovations started with childlike curiosity (6:20)
• What happens when our curiosity starts to fade? (9:12)
• If you want to live a wow-level life, you need to cultivate curiosity (13:20)
• Join us next week to learn from Gillian Ferrabee (14:10)
• If curiosity is wonder in action, how can you put your wonder to work this week? (16:24)
• Do you need to make time for the practice of curiosity? (20:51)

Links and Resources:

Harris III’s Website

Follow our next guest, Gillian Ferrabee

Get in touch with Harris at [email protected]