![]() ![]() In a complex world, it is both impossible to predict what you need to know and increasingly important to maintain what I describe in my workshops a T shaped knowledge bank. The author recommends “spreading your cognitive bets”, which means developing a broad and deep knowledge of information that at the time may seem useless or irrelevant. Which makes me wonder if learning should be on the foundation level of Maslow’s hierarchy? I think this is beautifully summed up in the idea that “nurture is our nature”. Even the mere thought of learning something new triggers the same response as enjoying sex or food. And one of the reasons for this is because indulging our curiosity gives us a dopamine boost. My first takeaway from the book was that curiosity is the first and simplest emotion we feel it can override our survival instinct and can drive us to take on difficult and non-rewarding tasks. ![]() ![]() Especially reassuring when some of those conclusions are included in my workshops! At several points it very eloquently confirmed beliefs I already hold, but that’s reassuring isn’t it, that you haven’t come to a conclusion that no one else can make sense of. So the title of this book caught my eye whilst scrolling through Kindle Unlimited. It is the foundation for great ideas and without it we cannot move forward. I have a bold (and not full thought through) belief that curiosity is THE strategic thinking skill. ![]()
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