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Curiosity

Posted on by philipdodson

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Something that is so important to possess more than ever.

Once we lose our desire to be curious, we lose our chance to be different, and a life of compliance, servitude and of the mundane, awaits us.

Being curious is vital in the art of being alive, of discovery, of questioning the status quo, of find new ways of solving problems and of striking up meaningful engagement, beyond how the weather is or what is for dinner.

Our very best work can only be created if we are prepared to be curious.

In a world that is becoming more and more standardised, automated and where the ‘regular’ jobs are likely to disappear, the curious will be highly sort after.

Listening

Posted on by philipdodson

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How often do we genuinely stop, and then without thinking what we are going to say next, give 100% of our focus to the person who is speaking?

Then, how often do we pause for a moment, to digest what they have said, before replying?

Do we only hear what we think they are going to say? Simply because of the label society has put on that person. Or because we are familiar with that person and think we know everything about them.

Listening is hard, as it requires an open mind. It requires a moment of switching ourselves ‘off’.

Having an open mind, in a world that prepares us to comply with the accepted wisdom/voice of the industrialised and homogenised, has become hard.

If we all listened to what people really say, not what we are conditioned to think they say, then the world would be a different place.

If we all paused, removed the judgement and thought a bit more about what they had actually said, then the world would be a better place.