Excellent presentation! I have been reading your posts for several years, even before Sapient (I forgot the other company's name), and they are always enlightening.
I believe that curiosity is probably one of the biggest reasons (most likely the number one reason) for most of the inventions/discoveries in the world. One of my friends and I frequently discuss the best attributes to look for when hiring someone. Our conclusion so far is curiosity and attitude. We have even discussed if it is possible to develop an index like IQ for curiosity and attitude so we can hire people with these attributes. The conversation is continuing.
Curiosity is a superpower that everyone has access to - but not everyone is able to unleash it. And as you point out, the world we grow up in appears to bias towards the left hemisphere/disconnection & abstraction. Thanks for packing your wisdom in such a compact deck, Tom.
Love the concision! I do have a question which has recently completely turned my world upside down and it has directly to do with curiosity: have you ever looked into the shady world of UFOs? As strange as it may seem to ask this, I’ve hardly heard of any of the “meaning-making” personalities (including yourself) discuss the topic; simply wondering why.
Tom, great summary of your work to date. One thing I feel missing from your list of personal practices at the end is Internal Family Systems. And so I've gotta be annoying and plug it here. IFS aligns with so much in this video summary: opening up greater curiosity (an essential aspect of the Self in IFS), it's systems-oriented, it activates the right hemisphere in the way it helps people relate to all aspects of their inner world in a relational, person-oriented way, and it's ultimately a practice of inner integration.
As you allude, curiosity is synonymous with love, or the process of knowing and being known. I encourage my psychotherapy clients to explore what impedes their curiosity, especially when they encounter relationship problems. Thank you, Tom, for applying this concept to the wider public domain. Keep up the good work!
Excellent presentation! I have been reading your posts for several years, even before Sapient (I forgot the other company's name), and they are always enlightening.
I believe that curiosity is probably one of the biggest reasons (most likely the number one reason) for most of the inventions/discoveries in the world. One of my friends and I frequently discuss the best attributes to look for when hiring someone. Our conclusion so far is curiosity and attitude. We have even discussed if it is possible to develop an index like IQ for curiosity and attitude so we can hire people with these attributes. The conversation is continuing.
Curiosity is a superpower that everyone has access to - but not everyone is able to unleash it. And as you point out, the world we grow up in appears to bias towards the left hemisphere/disconnection & abstraction. Thanks for packing your wisdom in such a compact deck, Tom.
Love the concision! I do have a question which has recently completely turned my world upside down and it has directly to do with curiosity: have you ever looked into the shady world of UFOs? As strange as it may seem to ask this, I’ve hardly heard of any of the “meaning-making” personalities (including yourself) discuss the topic; simply wondering why.
Tom, great summary of your work to date. One thing I feel missing from your list of personal practices at the end is Internal Family Systems. And so I've gotta be annoying and plug it here. IFS aligns with so much in this video summary: opening up greater curiosity (an essential aspect of the Self in IFS), it's systems-oriented, it activates the right hemisphere in the way it helps people relate to all aspects of their inner world in a relational, person-oriented way, and it's ultimately a practice of inner integration.
Anyway, keep up the great work!
As you allude, curiosity is synonymous with love, or the process of knowing and being known. I encourage my psychotherapy clients to explore what impedes their curiosity, especially when they encounter relationship problems. Thank you, Tom, for applying this concept to the wider public domain. Keep up the good work!
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