# Curiosity **Domain:** Cognition / Exploration **Doc Type:** Concept Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Curiosity** is the active desire to reduce uncertainty, encounter novelty, and discover relationships that were not visible within an existing model of the world. ## Mechanism and Practice Curiosity energizes attention and action by turning ordinary experience into an open field of questions. It supports learning when surprise becomes an invitation to investigate rather than a threat to identity. ## Relationships - **Related concepts:** [[wiki/Exploration|Exploration]] · [[wiki/Self-Knowledge|Self-Knowledge]] · [[wiki/Scientific Literacy|Scientific Literacy]] ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “Life becomes an exploration once curiosity awakens. Relationships, food, culture, and technology all reveal new depths. A person on fire with curiosity rarely struggles to take action.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Dated Full Capture — The Productive Rhythm of Action and Incubation - Livestream (Mar 2016)* [[reminders/Exploration/Curiosity Makes Life an Exploration by Bryant McGill|Curiosity Makes Life an Exploration by Bryant McGill]]