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An ode to Curiosity (and LEGO) featuring inspiring words from some of science’s greatest minds:
Making curiosity from scratch
If you wish to make curiosity from scratch, you must first invent the universe. When I think of science, I think of a truly human activity. Something fundamental to our DNA. That’s what we do as human beings.
Our ancestors who were not curious, who did not go looking over the hill to see what was on the other side… disappeared.
Curiosity is the opposite of judgment
Curiosity in some ways is like the opposite of judgment, you can’t hate something if you’re curious about it, and really you can be curious about everything.
Our species is young and curious, and brave. It shows much promise.The more discoveries you make, the more you realize you don’t know what’s going on, the more you realize you don’t know.
Science is all around us, and science can be not only in your mind but in your heart.
It fills me with joy to make discoveries every day, of things I had never seen before. It fills me with joy to know that we can pursue these answers.
I have this disease, and it has do with curiosity, it has to do with people wondering what makes something do something. What we’re looking for is how everything works, what makes everything work?”
Imagination is a force that can actually manifest a reality:
That’s also the premise behind The Cult of LEGO; that is, ‘When building from the imagination, anything is possible. Builders don’t need to limit a project to what can be found in the real world or limit it to depicting technology that can actually function. Some builders draw inspiration from movies, dreams, or simply conversations. Others crank up the music, grab a pile of bricks, and just create. Still others take a more methodical approach, sketching out entire fleets of vehicles before placing a single brick.’
Isn’t that the making of a little scientist? Curiosity, asking questions, not getting the right answer, deciding to find out for yourself, making a mistake, not giving up, and learning patience.
Curiosity: It’s the most powerful thing you own. Imagination is a force that can actually manifest a reality.
Stay curious.
Complement with The Art of Creative Thinking. In his book
, John Adair says, that one way to develop your curiosity is to begin to ask more questions, both when you are talking with others and when you are talking in your mind to yourself.