A Curious Mind - The Secret to a Bigger Life - Brian Grazer

Summary

• The value of curiousity in life, especially in being curious about people. A lot of name-dropping, but the underlying principle is sound.

How the book changed me

• I loved the idea of deliberately cultivated 'curiosity conversations'. These are conversations planned and arrnaged for with people from all different walks of life, with no ulterior purpose apart from curiosity. I definitely plan to implement this.

Details

• Curiosity only useful if you pay attention to the answers
• Curiousity as a management style
• He messed up a meeting with Isaac Asimov. The lesson - prepare for your conversations as best as you can.
• Questions can help us to find new things, because The internet is derivative

Quotes

• The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity - Dorothy Parker
• Ive discovered that even when you’re in charge, you are often much more effective asking questions than giving orders - Brian Glazer
• Manners is a social lubricant, curiosity is the Tabasco that spices it up - Brian Grazer
• When Man loses his curiosity one feels he will have lost most of the other things that make him human - Arthur C Clarke

Related

• Questions that lead to deeper conversations
• Questions like a flashlight
• Questioning yourself means you are open to growth
• Use questions to elicit feedback and criticism
• How to use questions that foster deeper connections
• The book of Beautiful Questions - Warren Berger