“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity”
Dorothy Parker
Song: Hallelujah by Panic! At The Disco
Article: Curiosity vs Being Right (YouTube)
Thought: The third Soundtrack in this series is: curiosity beats criticism. I feel criticism. The walls are up, my chest is tight, and my thoughts and words become point-counter point. Critical sentences don’t start with “how might we…” or “Interesting, tell me more.” My criticism is flavored with antagonism: pride, ego, and desire to be right not better.
Curiosity beats criticism is an easy mantra I use to settle down. It’s memorable, it requires a breathe (or five), it’s easy to write down (sometimes I just write CBC). Curiosity is to Tom Brady as criticism is to Baker Mayfield. I can choose to play the game like either so would I rather be the GOAT or sitting on the bench.
I also know this soundtrack requires grace for myself and others. It’s taken a lot of practice to get this one right. A gentle, curious question has the ability to defuse a lot of situations. I’ve yet to find a critical one that does the same.