Nobel Laureate Explains Why Curiosity Is So Fundamental To The Discovery Of New Ideas

Many know that Richard Feynman was a Nobel Prize winning physicist. What many don't know is how deeply his curiosity informed his genius.

In this video clip, Feynman is asked a basic question...

Why do magnets repel each other?

But, in classic Feynman style, he doesn't just jump into the answer. Instead, he takes us on a wild 3-minute ride that's actually way cooler than the answer itself.

The magic isn't just in what he says, but how he says it. It's like you can practically taste the joy on the tip of your tongue as he speaks. And that joy? That's the secret sauce to creation.

I've spent a lot of time studying the lives of great entrepreneurs, innovators, artists, and scientists. And what I've noticed is that they all share this insane excitement for exploration. It's like they've got a permanent case of the "Ooh, shiny!" syndrome.

But here's the weird thing...

When we teach stuff like business, science, or even consistency, we completely miss the boat. Like, when I learned about business, I was taught to write a business plan (yawn). When I learned about science, it was all mathematical analysis rather than the wonder of the unknown (double yawn). And when it came to consistency? Discipline, discipline, discipline (triple yawn).

It's like remaking a Superman movie and not including Superman.

The truth is closer to our friend Albert Einstein's famous quote, "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."

So let's start celebrating curiosity and infusing it into everything we do. Because, really, who doesn't want a little more magic in their life?

Source: Recorded at Feynman's home in 1983 and broadcast on BBC.

Full Interview: https://lnkd.in/ev25wZFD