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Parenting
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Overparenting Is Holding Kids Back-Here's What to Do Instead

Overparenting demotivates children; reframing tasks as learning opportunities allows parents to step back and fosters children's natural curiosity.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Why We Should Be Thinking About Children's Thinking

Curiosity is crucial for predicting academic success in children from lower-income families.
Fostering curiosity through questions enhances children's learning capabilities.
Traditional teaching methods may suppress students' innate curiosity.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Overparenting Is Holding Kids Back-Here's What to Do Instead

Overparenting demotivates children; reframing tasks as learning opportunities allows parents to step back and fosters children's natural curiosity.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Why We Should Be Thinking About Children's Thinking

Curiosity is crucial for predicting academic success in children from lower-income families.
Fostering curiosity through questions enhances children's learning capabilities.
Traditional teaching methods may suppress students' innate curiosity.
#personal-growth
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Why Cynicism Feels Smart-But Can Sabotage Your Success

Cynicism masquerades as intelligence but stifles creativity and growth.
Chronic cynicism negatively impacts physical health and erodes trust.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Why Cynicism Feels Smart-But Can Sabotage Your Success

Cynicism masquerades as intelligence but stifles creativity and growth.
Chronic cynicism negatively impacts physical health and erodes trust.
#neuroscience
fromItsnicethat
1 week ago

Sophie Koko Gate's short film Hotel Kalura explores the malleability of desire

Everything in the film is knocked slightly off-kilter - with everyday things being ever so slightly amended to be something slightly unsettling, from fat cigarettes and slow reactions to buttons that press too deeply.
Film
#relationships
Relationships
fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago

Relationship experts reveal the No. 1 reason people have terrible first dates

Curiosity is essential for a successful first date, but is often lost in pre-date research.
Relationships
fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago

Relationship experts reveal the No. 1 reason people have terrible first dates

Curiosity is essential for a successful first date, but is often lost in pre-date research.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

A Caltech professor who led Nvidia's AI lab says AI can't replace this one skill

Human curiosity is an irreplaceable skill in the age of AI.
Use AI as a tool; don't fear it.
Curiosity is essential for tackling complex problems.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

AI and the Illusion of Knowing: When Clarity Gets Cluttered

Instant answers from AI diminish curiosity and promote synthetic certainty in our understanding.
Cognitive clutter obscures true thinking, with mental mimicry taking precedence over genuine exploration.
Real clarity arises from intentional mental subtraction instead of an overload of information.
fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago

Couple shocked to find scary note hidden in new home: 'What the f-k is that?'

"It was both hilarious and kind of exciting to think there might be some hidden mystery here," she said.
Renovation
#philosophy
philosophy
fromBig Think
1 month ago

The hidden power of unanswerable questions

Questions are powerful tools for discovery and understanding that often go underappreciated in our quest for quick answers.
#communication
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How to Instantly Disarm Someone Who Pushes Your Buttons

Responding with curiosity allows for better emotional regulation and more productive conversations.
Using the phrase 'That's interesting; tell me more' can transform potentially reactive moments into opportunities for deeper understanding.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

The Hidden Bias That Makes You Criticize Young People

Generational bias arises from comparing our current selves to today's youth.
We judge younger generations harshly in areas where we excel.
Curiosity helps bridge gaps between generations.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How to Instantly Disarm Someone Who Pushes Your Buttons

Responding with curiosity allows for better emotional regulation and more productive conversations.
Using the phrase 'That's interesting; tell me more' can transform potentially reactive moments into opportunities for deeper understanding.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

The Hidden Bias That Makes You Criticize Young People

Generational bias arises from comparing our current selves to today's youth.
We judge younger generations harshly in areas where we excel.
Curiosity helps bridge gaps between generations.
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago

Exclusive: Geri Halliwell-Horner on Why She Always Visits a Bookstore While Traveling-and the One Item She Always Packs

I'm Miss Curious. I don't care what it is. I think everything's interesting.
London
#innovation
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Rewards of Positive Aging

Aging is often viewed negatively as a dwindling of vitality, but advancements in medicine reveal it's possible to maintain health and vigor even into one's 90s.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

What I Learned When I Questioned My Faith

"As a child, I was a questioner-a habit that didn't always sit well with the adults around me. One day, I asked her, 'Six days where?'"
Relationships
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Blue Prince Review - An Intricate, Layered Roguelike Puzzle

At its core, Blue Prince embodies a unique blend of curiosity and strategic exploration as players navigate an ever-changing puzzle-filled manor.
Board games
OMG science
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

The Internet Can Tell You What We Know. But There's Also a Website That Collects What We Don't Know.

Wikenigma highlights the importance of exploring the unknown across various fields despite the vast information available today.
fromPortlandTribune.com
1 month ago

Utahna Johnson Kerr

Utahna Johnson Kerr, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at home on March 4, 2025, at the age of 93 from natural causes.
Women
#learning
#art
from48 hills
2 months ago
San Francisco

A Bay Area Figurative Movement resurrection paints the Bay in hopeful hues - 48 hills

from48 hills
2 months ago
San Francisco

A Bay Area Figurative Movement resurrection paints the Bay in hopeful hues - 48 hills

#problem-solving
UX design
fromAcm
5 months ago

Finding Roles in a Team with Generative AI

Generative AI empowers users to explore multiple perspectives and aspects of problems instead of relying solely on traditional keyword searches.
UX design
fromAcm
5 months ago

Finding Roles in a Team with Generative AI

Generative AI empowers users to explore multiple perspectives and aspects of problems instead of relying solely on traditional keyword searches.
#personal-development
#education
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Is "Paying Attention" Overrated for Kids?

Children learn effectively even without explicit focus, engaging their natural curiosity instead.
What we see as distraction may actually be beneficial for their learning.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Is "Paying Attention" Overrated for Kids?

Children learn effectively even without explicit focus, engaging their natural curiosity instead.
What we see as distraction may actually be beneficial for their learning.
fromBustle
2 months ago

Here's Your Horoscope For Wednesday, March 5

The moon’s transition into Gemini today ignites a natural curiosity, prompting many to seek out answers and delve into research, exploring new ideas.
Fashion & style
LA food
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

This hidden L.A. stargazing party is 'more interesting than going to a bar'

Discovering the universe through astronomy, like Dylan Anderson's initial experience, fosters curiosity and community engagement.
The LAAS Star Party blends stargazing with social elements, encouraging attendees to 'look up' and appreciate the universe.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 months ago

How Transcendent Thinking Boosts Teen Brains and Enhances Life

Adolescents grapple with complex emotions and questions of identity, reflecting a strong curiosity about the world and the injustices within it.
Science
Writing
fromTODAY.com
4 months ago

'Why do you use that thing?' My daughter who uses a wheelchair had the perfect response

Children's innocent curiosity can lead to understanding and acceptance of differences.
Privacy professionals
fromGREY Journal
4 months ago

Behind the Filter! The Ethics of Peeking into Private Instagram Lives - GREY Journal

The ethical dilemma of viewing private Instagram accounts revolves around the conflict of curiosity versus the need for privacy.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 months ago

Wikipedia Search Habits Reveal Whether You're a Busybody,' Hunter' or Dancer'

"Curiosity actually works by connecting pieces of information, not just acquiring them. We gather information and connect it to what we already know."
Science
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
5 months ago

Books and Movies to Sustain an Attention Span

Attention is scarce and often wasted, leading to regret and a longing for meaningful engagement.
fromNew York Post
5 months ago

Ghoulish tourists flock to NYC site of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson's murder

Emily Singleton, 34, and Sam Hyland, 20, revealed they enthusiastically included the location on their itinerary following the tragic event. "We planned this trip about a month ago and then the assassination of that CEO happened a couple days before we came so it was like we have to visit here," Singleton explained. This shows the morbid curiosity of some tourists, as they seek to add a notorious event to their travel experience.
New York City
fromBrooklyn Paper
5 months ago

'Antidote to the mindless scroll': Brooklyn Heights' new magic shop Art of Play redefines curiosity * Brooklyn Paper

"We are trying to create an antidote to the mindless scroll," said Adam Rubin, a New York Times best-selling children's author and partner at Art of Play. "In the traditional magic shop, everything has a trick. Here, everything that feels magical, the more you learn about it, the more magical it becomes."
Miscellaneous
fromFuncheap
7 months ago

Listening with Curiosity

When we are able to truly hear each other, we can begin to see our common humanity and shared needs.
Miscellaneous
fromFortune Well
7 months ago

Why people always think they're right, according to science

"Most people on average do this," study co-author Angus Fletcher, a professor of English at Ohio State University, tells Fortune.
Miscellaneous
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