Curious Mind: the Secret to a Bigger Life

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Explore places and times in great depth and how topics you have never thought about change over time. In such cases, leaders need to recognize that the value of these interactions extends beyond mere formality.

There is also more of an emphasis on encouraging employees to learn, unlearn and relearn so that they stay current in their thinking and let go of redundant approaches. We must not extinguish this in them by providing limiting resources and overly structured activities. And it tells what I hope are memorable stories about how that changes your conversa- tions and your relationships—and why. There’s no scientific evidence that you can “foster” curiosity as a trait — but you can create situations that prompt and guide a child’s curiosity. It is a very accessible starting point for exploring philosophy and how philosophical ideas can be applied to everyday life, in fact it is very explicit about this.It was the curiosity of people who run pasta companies and flour mills, mask factories and seaports and middle schools. And the first step to understanding is leaning into the uncer- tainty, leaning into the not knowing. He shows how curiosity has been the “superpower” that fueled his rise as one of Hollywood’s leading producers and creative visionaries. I work from the stance that to manage and overcome feelings of anxiety and stress we must work with the mind AND the body and connect mind and body again. A peek into the weekly "curiosity conversations" that have inspired Grazer to create some of America's favourite and iconic movies and TV shows.

During team meetings my colleague would always drill down on any instructions she shared, thirsty to fully understand whatever he was being asked to do and the motivation behind any directive. The ceremony was conducted by the Army Chief of Staff, Gen- eral James McConville, and all of a sudden, in the middle of this very formal, buttoned-down event, McConville said, “We have with us in the audience today an Oscar-winning movie producer—Brian Grazer.The world doesn’t always take too kindly to curiosity but that is just one of the reason why you need to embrace it.