Episode 207 – Curiosity Is Attractive

Co-Host: Todd Kashdan - George Mason University

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My guest Todd Kashdan is the guru of curiosity, having literally written the book on it. As a college professor, one would think he would count his fellow highly-educated people as naturally curious…but is it really always the case?

How is being curious good for your social life and your attractiveness to women? What are the perhaps unexpected benefits of adopting a curious lifestyle?

Meanwhile, is there a darker side of curiosity that few people ever dare to talk about? Moreover, is there a dark side of YOU that you should be more curious about?

How is curiosity–or lack thereof–tied to stress levels? Can you actually point to objective trends in today’s society that are stealing our curious nature away from us? And how have media outlets capitalized upon that to get clicks, build their audience and even further an agenda?

How come kids don’t seem to be as curious as they used to be, and how can we instill more curiosity within them? But is it even worth being so curious when we’re never going to get all the answers as long as we live?

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