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Book Club – Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
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Join us as we discuss “Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It - Ian Leslie”
Described as A fun yet provocative look at the importance of staying curious in an increasingly indifferent world. Everyone is born curious. But only some retain the habits of exploring, learning, and discovering as they grow older. Those who do so tend to be smarter, more creative, and more successful. But at the very moment when the rewards of curiosity have never been higher, it is misunderstood and undervalued, and increasingly monopolized by the cognitive elite.
A "curiosity divide" is opening up. In Curious, Ian Leslie makes a passionate case for the cultivation of our "desire to know." Drawing on fascinating research from psychology, economics, education, and business, Leslie looks at what feeds curiosity and what starves it, and finds surprising answers. Curiosity is a mental muscle that atrophies without regular exercise and a habit that parents, schools, and workplaces need to nurture.
The schedule for discussion is broken down into digestible segments over six weeks, with the chapters discussed as follows:
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Week / Subject
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Est. Time
to Read:
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% margin
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Week 1 – “How Curiosity Works”, pt. 1
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72
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16.22%
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Intro - The Fourth Drive
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37
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Chapter 1 – Three Journeys
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35
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Week 2 – “How Curiosity Works”, pt. 2
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85
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19.14%
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Chapter 2 – How Curiosity Begins
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26
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Chapter 3 – Puzzles and Mysteries
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59
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Week 3 – “The Curiosity Divide”, pt. 1
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64
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14.41%
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Chapter 4 – Three Ages of Curiosity
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44
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Chapter 5 – The Curiosity Dividend
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20
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Week 4 – “The Curiosity Divide”, pt. 2
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97
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21.85%
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Chapter 6 – The Power of Questions
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33
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Chapter 7 – The Importance of Knowing
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64
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Week 5 “Seven Ways to Stay Curious”, pt. 1
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67
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15.09%
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8.1 – Stay Foolish
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19
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8.2 – Build the Database
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13
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8.3 – Forage Like a Foxhog
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14
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8.4 – Ask the Big Why
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21
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Week 6 “Seven Ways to Stay Curious”, pt. 2
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59
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13.29%
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8.5 – Be a Thinkerer
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15
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8.6 – Question Your Teaspoons
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23
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8.7 – Turn Puzzles Into Mysteries
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9
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After
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12
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