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　　标题：ThePowerofCuriosityforCreativityandEverythingElse
　　作者：MargaritaTartakovsky，MS
　　原文链接：http：blogs。psychcentral。comeverydaycreativity201510thepowerofcuriosityforcreativityandeverythingelse
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　　InthebookTheUprightThinkers：TheHumanJourneyfromLivinginTreestoUnderstandingtheCosmos，
　　authorLeonardMlodinowrecountsastoryhisfathertoldhimaboutbeingintheBuchenwaldconcentrationcamp。Oneday，anemaciatedfellowinmategavehisfatheramathpuzzletosolve。Hethoughtaboutitforseveraldaysbutcouldn’tfigureitout。Thenexttimehesawtheinmate，heaskedforthesolution。Butthemansaidheneededtosolveitonhisown。
　　StillMlodinow’sdadkeptasking。Hejustcouldn’tgetthepuzzleoutofhismind。Hiscuriositywastoogreat。Eventually，theinmaterelentedandcameupwithaproposition：He’drevealtheanswerinexchangeforhiscrustofbread。Mlodinowwasn’tsurewhathisfatherweighedatthetime。ButwhentheAmericansliberatedhim，hewas85pounds。Hepartedwithhispieceanyway。
　　AccordingtoMlodinow，Myfather’sfamilywasgone，hispossessionsconfiscated，hisbodystarved，withered，andbeaten。TheNazishadstrippedhimofeverythingpalpable，yethisdrivetothinkandreasonandknowsurvived。Hewasimprisoned，buthismindwasfreetoroam，anditdid
　　Tomethisstoryisareminderofthepowerofcuriosity。Itisareminderofourmind’sneedtoknowandunderstandandmakesenseofthings。Itisaneedthat’sevengreaterthanourmostbasicneeds。
　　Itisareminder，too，nottosquanderorsilenceour（oranyoneelse’s）inquisitiveness。
　　Itisalsoareminderofthegiftthateachofushasbeengivenbylivinginafreecountry：thegiftofsatiatingourcuriosity，withouthavingtogiveanythingup（likeouroneandonlypieceofbread）。
　　Iofbanishingpeoplewhodaredtoaskquestions，acountrythatbannedwriters，theirbooksandthetruth。
　　Thismightsounddramatic。Afterall，we’rejusttalkingaboutcreativityorlearningsomethingnewlikelearningmoreaboutknittingorplayingtheviolinorhowbeesmakehoney。
　　Butcuriosityisabigdealwhatevershapeorformittakes。Itisthepursuitofinformationandinsight。Itistheexplorationofchartedandunchartedterritory。Itisadventureandtheunknown。Itisseekingthetruth。It’saskingawholelotofquestions，whichmayormaynothaveclearcut，straightforwardanswers。
　　FormecuriositymeanswonderingaboutanythingItoexploretheminmywritinginanywayIlike。
　　Ultimately，Mlodinow’sstoryabouthisdadremindsmenottotakecuriosityforgranted，andtogivemyselfthespacetobeinquisitiveeverysingleday。
　　Btomaketheartyouwanttomake。
　　Curiosityisthekeytocreativity。Itopensthedoor。Ifwearen’tcuriousaboutoursurroundings，ourworld，aboutstoriesandhowthingswork，thenourmindsremainclosed，dampanddark。Butifwearecurious，wediscoverallkindsofsolutions，possibilities，wondersandmoreinterestingquestions。Evenifthosecrumbsdon’tleadanywhere（liketosomebigproject），ofraisingaquestion，ofmakinganobservation，andfollowingitthrough。
　　InBigMagic：CreativeLivingBeyondFear，ElizabethGilbertwrites，Curiosityisthetruthandthewayofcreativeliving。Curiosityisthealphaandtheomega，thebeginningandtheend。
　　Curiosityisaccessible，shewrites，toallofus。
　　Allofuscanwonderandquestionanddigdeeperanddeeper。Thesearethemakingsofcreativity，offun，fascinatingfulfillingdays，evenamidtheresponsibilitiesandstrugglesofadulthoodanddailylife。
　　Whatareyoucuriousabout？Whatquestionsariseonaregularbasis？Whatdoyouwanttolearnmoreabout，evenalittlebit？Whatcomesafterthewords，hmm，it’dbecooliforthatmightbeinterestingorIwishIknewmoreabout？
　　Followthosecrumbs。Explore。Examine。Askquestions。Makethings。
　　Becausealloftheseareexamplesofusingyourvoice。Ofnourishingyourmindandheart。OfsatiatingyourhungerforknowledgeandunderstandinglikeMlodinow’sdaddidbygivinguphispieceofbread。