Up: [[Curiosity]] Related: [[Savour]] Created: 2024-01-28 Choose something unappealing. Focus on finding three novel or unique things about the unappealing topic. Write down or talk about what you discovered. According to Ellen Langer in *On Becoming an Artist* the idea is that you will actually stay interested for several days. Talk about the idea with someone who is interested. It changes the experience and usually makes us more curious. Question boredom. Go deeper; that’s where insights will be found. Focus on mysteries because they’re unknown, full of questions, lacking in answers. Mystery provides a constant source for curiosity.