The undeniable power of curiosity

Time management expert Julie Morgenstern examines the benefits of staying curious and being a lifelong learner. Julie discusses the positive impact hobbies can make in our lives.

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[MUSIC PLAYING] Curiosity is a very energizing kind of secret to full engagement in the world.

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If we're curious, we are always learning. We're looking to learn. We're taking in new information.

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We're stimulated. You get out of boredom. Nothing is complacent. It's like, there's endless amounts of things to learn.

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And if we are consider ourselves lifelong learners, there's always something to get excited about. Learning is fun.

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Learning is expansive. We can do things with knowledge. If you can identify the way you learn best

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and then that's what you do, it's highly efficient way to take in New information,

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to indulge your curiosity, and really move forward toward whatever skill set you're trying to master.

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Lots of people want time to learn. Wish they had more time to learn,

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more time to read, more time for hobbies, more time to do stimulating things

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that kind of enrich them. The question is, does a hobby actually make the nature of all the rest of your time more

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efficient or more effective? And the answer to that is 100% yes.

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That the addition of a hobby into an already packed schedule actually has the effect of making

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you more efficient in all the other things you're doing. Science has proven that studies have proven that.

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So find the thing that brings you joy. [AUDIO LOGO]