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John N.'s avatar

Totally agree. Curiosity infuses us with an intellectual drive and energy, and if we can learn to tap into it, it can supercharge us. If you haven't yet read it, the book "Curious: The desire to know and why your future depends on it" by Ian Leslie really digs into the importance of curiosity, explores why society seems to be increasingly less curious, and how we can learn to cultivate our curiosity.

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Janis Ozolins's avatar

Wonderful. Thank you for sharing this, John!

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Greg Wheeler's avatar

Duuuude. It’s like you cracked the safe of my mind! I was just thinking about this when it comes to writing about ideas. I love to have my notes app surprise me with a note and I just follow it to see where it leads.

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Janis Ozolins's avatar

🫡 nice nice. thanks Greg!

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Leonid Ler's avatar

Completely true. Curiosity is the spark that lets you improve. When you ask “how does that work?” it enables your learning, and since you are interested the learning will stick.

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Bobby Powers's avatar

I love your final image of ST vs. LT career success. Very powerful!

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Janis Ozolins's avatar

Thanks, Bobby!

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Yemisi (Ayakin)'s avatar

This spoke directly to me. I had started off my career by following my curiosity. Then I bought into the 'should' mentality and quickly ran into issues. Now I'm back to having curiosity and joy as my compass and I'm loving it.

Thank you for sharing Janis, and that visual is 🔥

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Janis Ozolins's avatar

happy to hear. we all have very complex and interesting journeys navigating this stuff 🙌

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hellobusyladies's avatar

Needed to read this today, thanks for the reminder to stay curious!

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Janis Ozolins's avatar

🫡 thank you and let's stay strong

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Mark's avatar

Short and sweet post but I'm with you 100% Janis, I'm so glad you chose curiosity over conformity!

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Janis Ozolins's avatar

Mee too. Cheers, Mark!

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Ash Lamb's avatar

Love the new sketchy style. I feel so grateful to be able to explore my curiosity, alongside people like you.

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Janis Ozolins's avatar

Thanks man! Just playing around. :) Appreciate you.

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Millennial Mind's avatar

Curiosity is the antidote to procrastination. Love the visuals!

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Janis Ozolins's avatar

appreciated 🙏

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Kacy Maxwell's avatar

Curiosity is an amazing skill to hone. Being curious about the right things can make any job better. Being told what to do vs being able to be curious is a red flag for me as well!

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Janis Ozolins's avatar

It's very visible you're living it! Well done, Kacy and thanks for sharing this. :)

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Giacomo Falcone's avatar

Absolutely.

Curiosity, when well directed, is a real superpower.

Loved the graphics, as always!

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Janis Ozolins's avatar

Appreciated and well said, Giacomo, as always. :)

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