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  • Likes, Swipes and Clickbait

    Social media – with its endless news feeds and clickbait headlines – is optimised to trigger shallow curiosity. Instead, discover how to regain your deep curiosity about the world.


  • Zest for Life: How Curiosity Beats the 10-Year Rule

    How PJ Harvey rediscovered her zest, and why adopting a ‘beginner’s mind’ can help you beat the 10,000 hour rule.


  • Educate Yourself

    Ada Lovelace and Jimi Hendrix were barred from formal education. They taught themselves, with impressive results. Here’s how they did it.


  • Get curious about yourself

    Frida Kahlo and Montaigne used radical self-curiosity to overcome adversity. Learn why getting curious about yourself can break bad habits and transform pain into creativity.


  • Take Nobody’s Word For It

    Isaac Newton was the son of an illiterate farmer. Isolated and lonely as a child, he developed a superpower: he never stopped questioning. He used it to change scientific history.


  • The Psychology of the Cliffhanger

    Why do cliffhangers work so well? Psychology shows how unanswered questions hook our attention — and why we can’t stop thinking about them.


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