Curious: the Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It by Ian Leslie (2014)

In this book, Curious, Ian Leslie makes a passionate case for the cultivation of our “desire to know.”

Drawing on fascinating research from psychology, economics, education, and business, Ian looks at what feeds curiosity and what starves it and finds surprising answers.

Curiosity is a mental muscle that atrophies without regular exercise and a habit that parents, schools, and workplaces need to nurture.

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