Children develop up with innate curiosity. It’s the hardwired intuition that allows us to stroll, speak and survive lengthy earlier than we get to highschool.
And in school, the commercial crucial prizes rigor over nearly all the pieces else. Obedience, element orientation and system compliance are the unspoken targets.
Curiosity is meant to fend for itself, apparently.
As soon as we depart college and enter the workforce, curiosity will get even much less encouragement. That’s a disgrace, as a result of whereas many establishments endure from an excessive amount of rigor, nearly all of them would profit from extra curiosity.
If you’re fortunate sufficient to discover a curious particular person, maybe they might profit from a little bit rigor. However in case you encounter a rigorous particular person, the actual alternative is to rekindle their curiosity. It’s there, we merely must encourage it.
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