Does curiosity kill the cat?
Does curiosity kill the cat?
Last week’s newsletter was on mistakes.
I made a mistake when I referred to the content recommendation “Share Parrish”, not “Shane Parrish” [sorry, Shane if you are reading this].
This week it is about curiosity.
Whenever I’m asked by graduates for a tip, I always says curate curiosity.
But whether someone has curiosity, isn’t simply asking,
“Are you curious?”
These are my three tidbits to delve into to consider if you or someone is curious:
1. Look for the signs
Look for signs that the person believes in self-improvement, enjoys learning and growing as a person and is able to go back to the well after a mistake.
2. Dig deeper
To test your level of curiosity, it’s important to ask yourself these questions:
How do you seek feedback from others on your team?
What do you do to broaden your thinking?
How do you encourage learning in your organisation?
3. Ask others to validate
It’s important to have conversations with managers, peers and direct reports who know you, to validate how curious you are.
We all have our blind spots. A tool that you can use for blind spots is the Johari Window: https://www.mindtools.com/au7v71d/the-johari-window
Thought Provoking Quotes on this week’s topic
Terri Guillemets
Chase down your passion like it’s the last bus of the night.
Socrates
Intelligent individuals learn from everything and everyone; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers.