On curiosity 

Scout mindset 

To cultivate an attitude of curiosity and openness to evidence 

Cultivate curiosity — learn to "stay in inquiry" and be curious (vs. assuming, judging, and jumping to conclusions)

Soldier mindset

The motivation is to defend our beliefs against any evidence or arguments that might threaten them. 

Notes from the web

Curiosity is awareness, an openness to ideas, and an ability to make connections between disparate concepts.

The research tells us that curiosity matters for three primary reasons.

1. First, inspiration is strongly correlated with an intrinsic desire to learn. Curiosity sparks inspiration. You learn more and more frequently because you are curious.

2. Second, curiosity marks the beginning of a virtuous cycle that feeds your ability as a self-directed learner.

3. Finally, research suggests that curiosity doesn’t diminish with age, so it can serve you at any point in your career. Although your learning methods will change over time, curiosity will keep the spark of motivation alive.

Consider a few practices to strengthen your curiosity muscle:

• Face your fears. Fear is a significant barrier to curiosity; confronting those fears can be an important way to unlock learning skills. Spend a bit of time reflecting. What prevents you from asking questions in meetings? What keeps you from trying new things? What makes you reluctant to accept new assignments? Once you name what you are afraid of, you can decide how to address it.

• Seek novel experiences and ideas. New environments, new experiences, and exposure to new groups of people can all spark curiosity. Your search for the new can be as dramatic as moving to a new country or as simple as watching a documentary on a topic you don’t know anything about. The key is to avoid stagnation by feeding your mind with something new.

• Focus on what you love. Your curiosity doesn’t have to be confined to your career—cultivating the muscle in anything you do will serve all parts of your life. Consider collecting skills and interests outside your day job. Maybe you love podcasts, build engines, coach a sports team, or play an instrument in your spare time. Whatever you love to do, do more of it.

• Whatever form curiosity takes, it helps you stay open and aware, broadens your perspective, and readies you to learn. Because it looks different in every person, the best advice is to just start.

Get curious. Ask questions. Find something you are interested in and try it. When you become tired, try something else, but don’t stop trying things.

Shoshin: The beginner's mindset 

This idea is taken from Zen Buddhism. The expert mind has few possibilities. The beginner's mind has many. 

Curiosity amid change can enable adaptability 

Being curious means I am going to ask a lot of questions, explore, and discover. 

Its about not knowing the answers. 

Being an expert means you have the answers. 

HABITS OF MIND THAT HELP BUILD Complexity fitness 

https://complexityfit.com/2022/05/04/habits-of-mind-that-help-build-complexity-fitness/ 

• Cultivate curiosity — learn to "stay in inquiry" and be curious (vs. assuming, judging, and jumping to conclusions)

As Dale Carnegie famously explains, the beauty of curiosity is that it makes you nearly irresistible to everyone around you.

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”