One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. ... All you need to do is to be curious, receptive, eager for experience. And there's one strange thing: when you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Genuine curiosity attracts new interests naturally; pursuing one interest often leads to others.
- In plain terms
- Be curious and new interests will find you.
- What can you take from it?
- Cultivate curiosity to find new interests.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What sparks your curiosity?
- How do interests evolve?
Another view
Some interests require deliberate effort to find.
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