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Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It
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bookshelves: education, non-fiction, reviewed, success, thinking-and-decisions
Jul 19, 2020
bookshelves: education, non-fiction, reviewed, success, thinking-and-decisions
“It's only people, as far as we know, who look up at the stars and wonder what they are.�
Do you remember when you were young and put everything you touched in your mouth? Endlessly annoyed the living hell out of every adult within earshot with a barrage of ‘but whys�? And flat out just refused to accept, ‘because I said so�, as a suitable or worthy response. Well Ian Leslie, the author of Curious - The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It, is hoping you have not left that precocious and inquisitive little bugger behind.
“Pursuing (curiosity) is liable to bring you into conflict with authority at some point, as everyone from Galileo to Charles Darwin to Steve Jobs could have attested.�
Curious is a book that defines the place of curiosity in our lives today. Where it comes from, why we have it, what we do with it, while making the case for why we need to resurrect it.
Curiosity, under Leslie’s careful examination, is revealed in a way that makes the reader, well, more curious. The book travels into the realms of the philosophical, historical, social and economical. It places curiosity at the crossroads where necessity and danger meet. It is an exploration that leaves the reader feeling like a cold war spy, bound to their dangerous duty to be curious yet cautious about how they reveal their motives.
“The great unlocking of curiosity translated into a cascade of prosperity for the nations that precipitated it.�
Do not fret however. In his essay on the need for you to bring curiosity back into your adult life, Leslie will act as your ‘handler�. Someone in the shadows, guiding your safe passage into an inquisitive future where you will reap the rewards for rekindling your childlike sense of wonder. There is a ‘craft� to curiosity, and this is the manual.
Curiosity is a book that is both entertaining and informative. Written with a passion and pace that will keep the reader both entertained and engaged throughout. If you ever wondered why you know longer wonder, if you think you have it all figured out but can’t shake that sneaky feeling that perhaps you don’t or if you are just fed up with being told that it is not your job to ask questions this book is worthy of a gander.
Go on, be curious, an adventure awaits.
Overall Score: 4.2 / 5
In a sentence: Why you should ask why more often and how this will be a great advantage to your life and career.
Do you remember when you were young and put everything you touched in your mouth? Endlessly annoyed the living hell out of every adult within earshot with a barrage of ‘but whys�? And flat out just refused to accept, ‘because I said so�, as a suitable or worthy response. Well Ian Leslie, the author of Curious - The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It, is hoping you have not left that precocious and inquisitive little bugger behind.
“Pursuing (curiosity) is liable to bring you into conflict with authority at some point, as everyone from Galileo to Charles Darwin to Steve Jobs could have attested.�
Curious is a book that defines the place of curiosity in our lives today. Where it comes from, why we have it, what we do with it, while making the case for why we need to resurrect it.
Curiosity, under Leslie’s careful examination, is revealed in a way that makes the reader, well, more curious. The book travels into the realms of the philosophical, historical, social and economical. It places curiosity at the crossroads where necessity and danger meet. It is an exploration that leaves the reader feeling like a cold war spy, bound to their dangerous duty to be curious yet cautious about how they reveal their motives.
“The great unlocking of curiosity translated into a cascade of prosperity for the nations that precipitated it.�
Do not fret however. In his essay on the need for you to bring curiosity back into your adult life, Leslie will act as your ‘handler�. Someone in the shadows, guiding your safe passage into an inquisitive future where you will reap the rewards for rekindling your childlike sense of wonder. There is a ‘craft� to curiosity, and this is the manual.
Curiosity is a book that is both entertaining and informative. Written with a passion and pace that will keep the reader both entertained and engaged throughout. If you ever wondered why you know longer wonder, if you think you have it all figured out but can’t shake that sneaky feeling that perhaps you don’t or if you are just fed up with being told that it is not your job to ask questions this book is worthy of a gander.
Go on, be curious, an adventure awaits.
Overall Score: 4.2 / 5
In a sentence: Why you should ask why more often and how this will be a great advantage to your life and career.
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July 8, 2020
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July 8, 2020
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July 19, 2020
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education
July 19, 2020
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non-fiction
July 19, 2020
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reviewed
July 19, 2020
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success
July 19, 2020
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thinking-and-decisions
July 19, 2020
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