
Those with a high NFC are more likely to be creative and make connections between different fields. His book Curious was described by Tyler Cowen as a beautiful and fascinating tribute to one of mankinds most important virtues. It is becoming increasingly important for employees to have a high need for cognition, or NFC. But a society that believes in progress will value curiosity.Ĭuriosity is a key component for success in the modern workplace. He created the BBC quiz show QI, which is still running today.Ĭuriosity is unique to human beings, and when a society values something it will try to suppress it. After years of struggling with the condition, he decided to deal with it by reading books on his favorite subject: interesting things. The author was a successful ad executive who suffered from depression. About the Author Ian Leslie works as an advertiser as well as a writer on culture and politics in The Guardian and The New Statesman. Everything he had done up to that point was meaningless, because he had no self-knowledge or self-esteem. The book offers a unique look into how curiosity works, what you can do to nurture it and what sorts of behaviors stifle it.


But, in 1993, he had a crisis of identity. John Lloyd was a successful British television producer and director. Ape language skills have surpassed many human languages, and have the potential to surpass our own. The difference between humans and apes is not as vast as we might think. Ian Leslie Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It Paperback 1 December 2015 by Ian Leslie (Author) 706 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 276.71 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 6,545.39 3 Used from 2,266.02 2 New from 5,138.

Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 1
