There's a real opposition between curiosity and judgment. You can be in one mode or the other, but they don't really canto go together. When you're trying to get yourself out of that more judgmental mind set, when you're thinking about people you disagree with, it works to kind of put yourself in a curiosity mind say, well, i might never agree with them. And actually that is that can kind of build more ore, more embathy, for sure.
Why are some people incurious? Is curiosity a teachable thing? And why, if all knowledge can be googled, is curiosity now the domain of a small elite? Listen as Ian Leslie, author of Curious, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts why curiosity is a critical virtue, why it's now in dangerous decline, and why, when it comes to what sustains long-term fascination, mysteries beat puzzles every time.