This phrase just popped out of my head while practicing Yoga this morning
Curiosity often leads to more experience. Knowledge is only a by-product.
What is the relevance of this phrase?
Let me first try to share my thoughts on curiosity. Curiosity is a mere interest in someone/something, without any external trigger/recognition/rewards.
I'm curious about music, cats, food, process of learning, brain, human body in general to name a few topics.
I would seek out experiences to explore these topics but I may or may not gather knowledge/technical know-how about the same. For example, I enjoy listening to music but I may not know the raagas. Whenever I see a cat on the road, I might stop and admire it but I may not be keen to know which breed it is.
We often tend to assume that people who exhibit curiosity in a particular topic has a lot of knowledge on the subject. This is a wrong assumption. People may seek out more experiences on the topic, as a result of which they might come across new information. Such information need not be collected/stored in memory. In this day and age, even if we don't know the right information, it is easy to access through a simple Google search.
What we need is sheer curiosity on a wide range of topics that may or may not be related to our career/earning potential/skill set.
Through observation, we can understand the areas where we are curious about.
What moments in life do we take a pause?
What are the articles that we stop to read while scrolling through our social media feeds?
What are the book recommendations that we add to our wish list?
Whose thoughts do we resonate with - both offline and online?
Identify and make a list of those topics. It might be surprising to see that you are curious about so many topics. Keep the curiosity alive by seeking out more experiences. The universe will also do its part by providing you with the right experiences.