CURIOSITY and WHY OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT

              

Throughout history, curiosity has been the main factor leading to exploration and discovery. Curiosity is all about noticing and being drawn to things which are interesting. When individuals are curious about something, they want to explore it and while exploring, they discover things. Besides the other two psychological qualities, which are EQ and IQ, another psychological quality is CQ. CQ is the acronym for curiosity quotient and is related to having an inquiring mind. Individuals with higher CQ are more inquisitive and open to new experiences; they even want to cope with novel things more than the familiar. This kind of a person is also generally more tolerant of conflict. Curiosity affects and enhances the quality of life.

                                                                               

     Higher levels of curiosity are associated with a decreased likelihood of developing hypertension and diabetes. Declining curiosity is a sign of neurological illness and declining health.  Enhancing curiosity reduces the risk of disease and may even reverse some of the natural degeneration that occurs in older adults. Researchers found that people who are more curious was are more likely to be alive, even after taking age into account, whether they smoked or faced the presence of cancer or cardiovascular disease, and so on.

     Researchers predicted that high novelty-seeking toddlers would have higher IQ's than toddlers with lower levels of curiosity. Those with high novelty-seeking would also have superior  scholastic and reading skills. Other studies have shown that high levels of curiosity in adults lead to greater analytical ability, problem solving skills. In brief, cultivating more curiosity in our daily life is likely to make us smarter.

     Curious people report more satisfying relationships and marriages. One of the top reasons why couples seek counseling or therapy is that they become bored with each other. Happy couples describe their partners as interested and responsive. Curious people ask questions and take an interest in learning about partners. This approach supports the development of good relationships. Developing good relationships with other people is an essential component of a happy life. 

    “I have no special talents,” said Albert Einstein. “I am only passionately curious.”Curiosity is as important as intelligence and is the ultimate tool to produce simple solutions for complex problems.