Everything from the color of the sky to the number of fingers on their hands can spark their curiosity; they want to know the reasons behind everything. The scientists found that there was increased activity in the hippocampus during the curiosity motivated learning. He only asked for five minutes of their time, and made sure they knew he wasn’t “looking for a job” (2015). According the Harvard Business Review, in their article ‘ The Business Case for Curiosity’, there are a wide range of business benefits to being curious. Creating time and space for curiosity will encourage creative thinking and support growth mindsets within teams.

The secret to gaining knowledge is curiosity – the more curious you are, the more information you'll collect. For years, I have wanted to create a blog about the curiosities of life and at the same time dreamt of one day of living abroad.Money aside, Grazer said in his New York interview with Gladwell, the most successful movie for him personally was ‘Beautiful Mind’ because he set an intention to make a movie that would de-stigmatize mental illness; from the feedback he has receive from professionals in the mental health industry, as well as people he his own industry, he knows he was successful. I have had read it from cover to cover, and as a 40 year old woman I have honestly learnt something new. Curiosity is also associated with high performance in both academic and work settings, and there is an increasing amount of evidence that suggests that the more you learn, the more you want to learn.

One of the basic premises of being an effective leader is to have regular one-on-one meetings with your staff.The study reveals several interesting findings of what happens to the brain when it is piqued with curiosity. Anyone who has read Coming Apart by Charles Murray will be familiar with the trend, but Mr Putnam adds striking detail and some excellent graphs. This is particularly important for learning how to help individuals retain boring information either in the classroom or workplace. From short courses and training to flexible postgraduate programmes; update your skills, change career, or earn a qualification. Based on the authors' interviews with successful people, this book encourages readers to explore their own curiosity and become more open-minded.