Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min · 3 segments
Curiosity, a powerful motivator, keeps us moving and learning. While children naturally embrace curiosity and experimentation, adults often lose this eagerness, feeling obligated rather than excited…
You may think curiosity belongs to kids, but upgraded thinking knows curiosity is what keeps a grown person moving.
Our three-year-old grandson comes over and walks in the door with one request, "Mamie, let's do pair-aments." That's his word for experiments.
Just two syllables, and anything that bubbles, fizzes, or changes color is fair game.
English novelist Ian McEwan put it this way: "The standard measure of how alive you are is your curiosity." I think he's right.
Dr. Gilbert has spent almost fifty years teaching at Montclair State University and has written about this same contrast.
After years of walking to the bus stop and watching his big brother climb aboard, it was finally his turn.
You may think curiosity belongs to kids, but upgraded thinking knows curiosity is what keeps a grown person moving.
Our three-year-old grandson comes over and walks in the door with one request, "Mamie, let's do pair-aments." That's his word for experiments.
Just two syllables, and anything that bubbles, fizzes, or changes color is fair game.
English novelist Ian McEwan put it this way: "The standard measure of how alive you are is your curiosity." I think he's right.
Dr. Gilbert has spent almost fifty years teaching at Montclair State University and has written about this same contrast.
After years of walking to the bus stop and watching his big brother climb aboard, it was finally his turn.
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