The benefits of nurturing curiosity in our lives

Mindfulness coach Rosie Acosta, Dr, Jen Caudle, dietitian Maya Feller, and marriage and family therapist Juliana Hauser discuss harnessing the power of curiosity in different aspects of life.

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[MUSIC PLAYING] Staying curious is the key to living a long and happy life. First of all, what do you think about this? Do you agree?

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Do you not? I love this.

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I am a huge fan and advocate of being curious. I've always said the minute somebody

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says that they know something, run in the opposite direction. I really do feel like we're all having this human experience,

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and part of the magic of life is to be able to stay curious and ask questions and build

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relationships and join communities and learn information. I mean, it really is what keeps us in an open state.

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As opposed to the moment that you know something and you're committed to a belief system, you do create walls around you because you're

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so focused on the knowledge or what you know. So it can keep you from learning something new

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or having a different perspective. For me, I've always been a big fan of being open, being curious, and being creative.

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And I really attribute a lot of my life's journey to being curious. If I wasn't a curious 15-year-old growing up

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in East LA during the LA Riots, I would have never achieved the level of accomplishment

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I have now. So I love this. I think more of us need to be curious, more of us

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need to be open. And being curious never goes out of style. From a nutrition perspective, I always

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want my patients to be curious. I tell people, branch out. Don't be afraid to try new foods.

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And it's a fantastic way to expand your palate. Self-improvement means to me that you feel safe enough

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to speak the truth to your purpose and intention and the truth of who you are. And that you are wanting to deepen

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into that realization of yourself and how you want to show up in the world and how you want to connect with others. [AUDIO LOGO]