Curious?

Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life

By: Todd Kashdan

Narrated by: Todd Kashdan

“Curious? is one of those rare books that can make you rethink how you see the world.”
—Arianna Huffington

“This is the perfect book to read when you are having second thoughts about challenging yourself to explore that next step in life!”
—Stephen Post, Ph.D., coauthor of Why Good Things Happen to Good People

Discover the missing ingredient to a fulfilling life with Curious? In this fascinating, enlightening volume, renowned psychology professor Todd Kashdan reveals how cultivating curiosity is the road to happy, healthy, and meaningful living and the true key to falling in love with life.

Great thesis, but a bit preachy in some places

What made the experience of listening to Curious? the most enjoyable?

I never review books. I am writing here because I think the thesis this book raises is quite important. I have finished listening to it.

My expectation was a solid scientific work, with little wish-washy stories. Yes, it has some research-based claims. And the argument that

Transformative & Engaging

Being curious is more important than you might think & after listening to this book you will know why! Curious? is filled with a wealth of practical advice through which Todd Kashdan makes it easy for everyone to become more curious and live a more meaningful & fulfilling life. This isnt one of those phony self-help books where you dont know if they will work. The insights of this book are based on rigorous scientific research by the author himself and many other researchers. It is an important addition to the positive psychology literature and now it is time for the research on curiosity to pay off and make a difference in your and peoples lives. Last but not least, Todd is a wonderful narrator and I really enjoyed listening to him bringing his book to life.
If you're still not curious enough you really need to listen to this book!

Would be better with more clear applications

Great topic and super interesting but I'm struggling to communicate the key points... Would benefit more from actionable recommendations