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Curiosity. The skill behind every card in this set.
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Ready for AnythingGL-00051
Curiosity
The skill behind every card in this set
The urge to find out, and the willingness to admit not knowing.
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Einstein did not credit his intelligence for his discoveries. He credited curiosity. "I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." Every card in this collection exists because someone was curious about something and followed the question far enough to find something worth sharing.
- Research shows that curiosity improves learning and memory. The brain retains information better when it arrives in response to a question.
- You do not need to know more. You need to ask more. Curiosity is a starting point, not a talent.
SourceGruber et al
(2014), curiosity and memory
Einstein, letter to Carl Seelig (1952)
(2014), curiosity and memory
Einstein, letter to Carl Seelig (1952)
Keep exploring
Because you read Curiosity.
Body and MindGL-00021
The Growth Mindset
The power of "yet"
Treating ability as something built by effort, not fixed at birth.
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Ready for AnythingGL-00040
The OODA Loop
The decision cycle that wins
A four-step cycle for making decisions quickly under pressure.
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Ready for AnythingGL-00041
The Bystander Effect
Why nobody helps, and how to break it
The tendency of a crowd to leave the helping to somebody else.
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