Rudyard Kipling's six honest serving-men, what, why, when, how, where and who, come from his story The Elephant's Child. Together...
An old Chinese proverb on why asking a question beats staying quiet, every time. 5 minutes of looking silly beats a lifetime of not...
Jim Harrison spent a lifetime figuring out how to survive hard times, starting with the year he lost the sight in one eye at 7. His...
A doctor swallowed bacteria to prove a point nobody would believe. Frank Zappa's line about an open mind means the same thing:...
Scientific American reports that curiosity switches on the brain's reward circuits and helps memory stick. Spend 20 minutes chasing...
Samuel Johnson's quote on curiosity looks at how hardship can deepen learning and offers one practical question for finding meaning...
Albert Einstein was 5 when he got obsessed with a compass. Bulwer-Lytton thought that's the one habit genius and childhood never...
George Loewenstein compares curiosity to hunger: both intensify when something is missing, but only within a sweet spot...
Eleanor Roosevelt believed one gift beat beauty and riches for a newborn. The story behind that pick, and what psychologists have...