Where does your curiousity come from and what have you learned because of it?
I was thinking about asking questions, and how being curious about things makes it easy to ask questions. I tend to ask a lot of questions. So much that I tend to embarrass my daughter sometimes, such as when we were at the high school fair, I posed a lot of (she would say “too many”) questions to her potential high school teachers.
I’m always curious. About just about everything. I like to know how things work. I like to know who people are—what they’ve done; where they’ve been in their lives.
But where does curiosity come from? It seems like curiosity provides a survival advantage, but it also seems to me that there is a personal component to the development of one’s sense of curiosity. I don’t really know where my personal curiosity comes from. But then, I’ve never thought to wonder that before. It’s just always been there.
I think people, especially parents, have a love/hate relationship with curiosity. We want our kids to learn, but we don’t want them to get into trouble.
To the question. Thinking back on your life; what has your curiosity lead you to do? What have you gained (or lost) because of what your curiosity lead you to do? Do you know any of the inspirations of your personal sense of curiosity? Has your curiosity ever been stifled in any way in your life?
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Being over-curious made me lose the best relationship friend and lover wise I ever had.
@daloon: You? Too many questions? Ridiculous.
I have only rejoiced due to my curiosity. It seems hard-wired.
I don’t know where my curiosity comes from, but I have a thirst for knowledge. Like you, I like to know how things work, how it came to be, and even question how they even thought of it.
I was removing a virus from a co-worker’s computer not too long ago, and curiosity got the best of me. After getting rid of it, I started back-tracking to see if I could figure out where it came from. I eventually came across some bestiality porn…I haven’t really talked to him again since then…
@gailcalled I totally agree with you. [he says, deadpan]
I am fortunate in that my parents fostered my curiosity from a young age. I read voraciously, and my family went on various excursions to museums, zoos, historical sites, and National Parks. All of my aunts and uncles are college professors, and they never talked down to me while discussing their work or any subject that might come up.
Because of my natural curiosity and my academic leanings, I’ve picked up a ridiculous amount of trivial information, most of which is only useful while watching “Cash Cab”. My curiosity also drove me to foreign study, and to travel as much as possible.
Professionally, being curious (some might call it “nosy”~) has allowed me to get to know my students better. I generally want to know what’s going on in their lives, and that makes it easier when I have to demand something of them that they are not as eager to do.
They say “curiosity killed the cat” so I gather I’m on like 678,090,890,890 life.
Seriously. I am curious about everything. Like a 4 year old, I want to know why/how/what/when about every subject ever created. Maybe it came from being alone as a child and having to talk to myself. I cannot even list all of the things I have learned because of my curiosity. Perhaps one of the better ones was in college when I took a chemistry class that I didn’t need just because. If I hadn’t, I would have never learned the passion I have for all things chemical. It brought me to a career I adore.
Curiosity evolved to keep the feline population in check. I’m not interested in inquiring further.
Who knows but I sure am full of it. I meet people and I want to know their family history, their upbringing, the milestones of their lives, their favorite things, their fears, the kind of life they want to live, who their friends are, how they take care of themselves when alone, etc. I think I want to know all these things not only to give me a picture of who the person is, how they’ve become but I want to imagine how I will fit into their lives, what benefit I can be to them, where I can be strongest and where I will focus to be careful, particularly mindful. I guess I not only want to bring something but I want to be able to build something with my friends and loves and their information helps me be a better tool for good?
I was curious, then I found Google, now I’m not so curious
There’s a difference between curious and nosy.
If you’re getting feedback from people that you’re too “curious”, then it suggests to me that the questions you ask might satisfy your desire to know, but are also perceived as invasive. Asking the right questions of people is a social skill, and is not to be confused with the desire for knowledge.
Apart from that, curiosity is both innate and something that can be fostered. My curiosity has lead me to my job.
I was curious about old lost friends. I was just curious about how there life turned out. Boy did I get a surprize that changed my life. The night before Thanksgiving, I was on facebook looking for lost friends. I thought of an old girlfriend, and searched her name. Thank God I did! She told me that I have a 22 yr old daughter and 2 grandchildren. If I hadn’t been curious, or If I held grudges, I would of died without knowing. I was childless and thought I would never have children. Now my life is complete. I meet them in 2 weeks. Can’t wait. It’s going to be a great Christmas!!
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