Скачать или смотреть Nothing New Podcast, Ep. 5

 

Why is Curiosity so important?  Well your brain is a muscle and just like any muscles in the body they need exercise.  Curiosity is exercise for the brain.  It is a way that boosts the activity of the brain.   What did you learn yesterday?  Can you take the time and learn something new everyday? It helps people become persistent.  It helps us problem solve.  Do you think this is a big issue in todays society?  Where we have everything at our fingertips.  When you stumble and fall, what will you do?  Get back up, just lay down, forget it and move on? Its helps a person become more observant.  An in the moment type feel.  It helps with not letting opportunities pass you by.  To may times we have opportunities that we let slip away and that could have been beneficial but were missed because we do not dig deeper into a situation. Its opens us up to a new world;  a world that if we did not have people stay curious and dig deeper into ideas, we would never know about. The curious life is more fun, period!  A curious life is a life filled with adventure.  A curious life is one in which everyday is a blank slate.  A day in which you can go out dig below the surface and find opportunities that exists and are possible.  Fun! Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic example.  How do you think people responded when Branson said hey lets start a company that takes the everyday person to space. Have you ever felt that moment in time when you had to meet someone new whether it was for just a social networking event, friend of a friend, a job interview etc.?  How do we easily get past this award moment?  Curiosity!  How do you connect with others? Being curious helps create and make connections with people you meet.   Its a great way to start and keep a conversation going  Realize that people love to talk about themselves. People love to talk and you need to just get them going. Making a connection with someone new is one of the most important things you can do.  We as human beings want to feel connected to the world. Do you know how to ask questions? Ask open ended questions Open ended = why, what, how, or how come These examples will open the door into bigger and deeper conversations Some easy open ended questions are as follows: What do you do? Whats your next step? Do you have children? Where are you from? Ask their opinion on a topic or event You could even pose a hypothetical situation which always helps in small talk .  This also gives you an opportunity to possibly learn something new about the person.   You can also seek advice on situation that you yourself have been dealing with.  This will take some trust so isn’t always an option we recommend when first meeting someone but does stay with our curious topic. Just make sure you are genuine in asking the questions. Dale Carnegie: People love to talk about their favorite topic, themselves. The Art of Probing:  Once you have the initial introduction with a new connection, how can you keep the conversation going?  Time to probe Probing is the process you can use to dig deeper into a conversation.  Will help you get additional information about the person and can help open up new opportunities to explore. When you hit a brick wall!  You know that feeling.   What in your conversation excited them the most?  Use that as the starter to get back into conversation.  The more energetic answers you get from that person the more easily that connection with flow. When using the probing questions it’s always a good idea to ask questions in a certain manner so that again they will cause more conversation. Some examples include asking them to elaborate on something they had mentioned earlier.  This will get them to again seem like they are the smartest person in the world and you genuinely care for more info. Also asking questions using how come?  This will probe them into an explanation on something that they are also interested in. Remember people love to connect.  So how can you help people feel more connected and who can you connect them too? Curiosity brings out the best in all people (I’d say it has the potential to bring the best out of people) an active mind is better than a passive one It makes your mind observant for new ideas Curiosity makes you a better listener by default thus improving your relationships keeps your brain young Curiosity doesn’t equal copying.  It means observing Can curiosity be inefficient? Curious people are willing to be wrong Aren’t afraid to say I don’t know