And then this light bulb went off and I was like, oh, that's it. How do we explain what's a visual way, or a concept, that we can use to explain curiosity?Īnd so I was actually really bummed out in the middle of the process and was sitting in my room and it was just trying to work through those emotions of feeling like I'm failing at this. That's a big word for how to explain something. But I really struggled to find a metaphor. So I first started out with the basic words, the base, that kind of structure.Īnd I knew the rough idea of what I wanted to say. I've written things before and I've designed things before, but it was actually challenging. It was actually a lot harder than I thought it would be. Hey, so I'm curious-not to have a pun on words-but I'm curious about what it was like for you to create a book for our very youngest readers. And so I think, I think there are times where it ebbs and flows and it's a good way for us to pay attention. And also keep searching for a way back to asking those why questions again and being curious. Just challenge myself when I'm closed off. And for me, that's actually helped me in my own journey. So the opposite of that to me is that openness that I've mentioned earlier, is that when we're healthy and we're open, we're open to asking questions. I get smaller and curiosity for me, it starts to wither. Then we can grow and to be adults, but I've also found myself that when I'm struggling with depression or anxiety or dealing with larger amounts of stress, I tend to close off from the world around me. Or we often will say, stop asking so many questions, you know, or why do you have to ask so many questions? And so I think those things can work out against our natural instincts to be curious. I'm sorry? It did? Curiosity killed childhood is what you mean to say. And, and I've pondered that phrase as I've worked on this book, just kind of, why don't we tell kids that like.ĭoesn’t it seem awful? Curiosity killed the cat. That's one of the ones that we hear a lot. However, we often have these narratives that we tell to ourselves, or we tell the kids, we say curiosity killed the cat. So having watched each of my own and a lot of nieces and nephews, I can say, anecdotally, I can confirm that most kids that I've observed are naturally curious. Hey Jonathan, is everyone curious? Is there a time when, when in life we are more curious or not, or I don't know, in circumstances we're more curious or not. I think being able to delight in the uncomfortableness of not knowing like when, like in a good mystery, I don't know how this is going to go, but that's part of the reason why I'm sticking with it. And I think that being on the edge of that newness is really exciting. We don't know when we're going to change our mind. We don't know when we're going to have a breakthrough. And I think curiosity is a little bit like that where we don't quite know what we're going to discover next. And I think, good mysteries leave us guessing until the very end. I know where it's going to go until the last minute and that, that twist and that turn. But it always seems like with a good Nestor, even when those pieces are falling into place, you never really know. And especially like, as clues are revealed, and pieces start to fall into place. I love good mystery stories I always have, or any movie that has a mystery component to it is fascinating to me. I think one way I was thinking about this is a word that comes to mind is mystery. And I think that to me is a big part of it. I liken it to an adventure where you never know what you might discover next. You know, it's really fun to explore new things. Well, for me, first off, curiosity is just fun. So why don't I start off by asking you, what does it feel like to you to be curious? And so that openness, that being willing to change, a fundamental part of curiosity and what it means to be curious. Sometimes we think we understand something and we don't. Our mind about the world around us and, and other people because sometimes we get things wrong. It's about being willing to explore new things, ask more questions, and it's also about being ready to change our mind about ourselves.Īs we learn things about ourselves, we need to be willing to change our perspective. I think being curious to me is about being open. This interview is from A Kids Book About: The Podcast, with host Matthew Winner and author of A Little Book About Curiosity, Jonathan Simcoe.
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