#ThinkfullyHabit: Get your curiosity hit
Embrace your natural curiosity - in the most unexpected places. Whenever you hear interesting facts, ideas or stories take notice and see what you could learn from them. Ask yourself what new learnings or fresh inspiration you could take to apply to your own challenges.
WHY?
Research shows that curiosity and inquisitiveness can stimulate the brain’s reward system, which relies on 'dopamine' (a neurotransmitter which acts as a chemical messenger that relays messages between neurons) and improves discovery and learning.
Researchers Gruber and Ranganath found that curiosity increases the level of dopamine*, tapping into the same neural pathways that make people yearn for chocolate and other cravings - which goes to show just how powerful curiosity can be!
Often people incorrectly think of dopamine as the "feel-good" neurotransmitter; however, a growing body of research shows that dopamine is more like the "gimme more" neurotransmitter linked to being motivated to keep seeking and exploring.
“In order for us to truly create and contribute to the world, we have to be able to connect countless dots, to cross-pollinate ideas from a wealth of disciplines, to combine and recombine these pieces and build new castles.”