I feel like curiosity has become less of a priority in people's lives as they obsess over definite plans and expectations. I understand how important setting goals can be, but so much is lost when a sense of discovery falls away.
Maybe some of you see different patterns in the world around you? Let me know.
I feel that acting on our curiosities should not be luxury..Having something to explore or more to the fact.. to look forward to is critical to our sense of well being. Forgive my Grammar !
I hate making plans. I don't do it much. Especially far out into the future. People cancel a lot.
People can be tardy, that is for sure. In planning my film projects, I often had to have contingency plans for when things and people fell through. I had to rely on the surprise talents and willingness of people I didn't expect to give 200%, to make up for the others I didn't expect to give 50%. Every plan comes with surprises.
We live in the information age. if you want to know something, just pull up your favorite search engine and the totality of human knowledge is at your fingertips. there's very little work needed to attain a basic understanding of a variety of subjects. our social reflexes suffer for this. now when we meet others, it seems we are expected to divulge a list of personal statistics. I miss the days when you could get to know someone over a period of time, those juicy moments of discovery when they inadvertently show their true selves, the timidity involved in a developing bond. I don't know if that's quite what you meant, but...
Good answer all the same. I know on a lot of dating sites I tried, people want to know everything up front, and they don't stop to think that that one thing they didn't think to ask might have made all the difference in the world. We can't always know what qualities people come with, until they just randomly surface.
Exactly right. Everyone is so busy trying to find their preconceived ideal of the perfect partner that it's impossible to make any real connection. People aren't curious about who you are, they just want to know if you can fit into their romantic mold.
I've never really been a goal-oriented person, though everyone around me tried to make me be goal-oriented. They thought there was something wrong with me.
Strangely enough for me, many of my goals sprang forth from curiosity. I didn't seek out what others wanted me to pursue, I just went after whatever felt right and logical to me. There is nothing wrong with not wanting or expecting what other people want or expect. That's my view on it.
Maybe when you're younger. Later in life you take one day at a time.
And take that one day at a time slow and easy.
I agree!
Does "one day at a time" bring about more curiosity for you?