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Ways to Be More Curious

Buried in the same daily routines and familiar surroundings, some people may lead an unhappy life.16 It's a desire to know how and why and a combination of intelligence and hunger for new things. Here are some tips on how to improve curiosity.

You should communicate with others. There is a to-do list on Leonardo da Vinci's notebook. Out of the fifteen tasks on the list, at least eight involve consulting with others. Montaigne once wrote of how travel to different countries allows us to "polish our brains".17

Why not visit a library? It allows us to meet other unexpected information. You can enter it without purpose.18And just follow your curiosity to explore unexpected knowledge. The more you explore, the greater your curiosity will be.

19 With ideas stored in mind, you cani mix and re-mix ideas and themes, making new findings and spotting unusual patterns, until a creative breakthrough is achieved, which strengthens your curiosity. Anyone stopping learning for himself because he can search online later is making hinself stupid.

Paragraph1: With his eyes fixed on Peter's pocket, he wondered what Peter would do. Watching Shirley's smile fading away, Peter frowned. After a while, he seemed to make up his mind. He took out all the shells from his pocket, giving them to the shopkeeper, who tookthem and started to count as if he had been counting the money.Then he looked at Peter. Peter asked him, "Is it enough now?"Theshopkeeper replied, "These are more than the cost, "Saying so, he kept only two shells and returned the remaining and the money.Peter put these shells back into his pocket very happily, leaving with Shirley holding the doll tightly.

Paragraph2: Seeing Peter leaving happily with his sister holding the dollltightly, an assistant in that shop got surprised. He asked the shopkeeper. "Sir! You only charge them for 2 shells?!"The shopkeeper said with a smile, "For us these are shells, but for the boy they are treasures. His love for his sister is the most precious. Watchingthe lovely kids until they were out of sight, he continued, "When he grows up, he will remember he purchased a doll for his sister with the shells from a shopkeeper. He will cherish love and warmth in life--cherish every little shining sea shell in his heart.

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