Questions naturally arise when writing. Since writing is thinking, when we turn over an idea in our head, we can’t help spotting things we don’t understand or finding a topic we want to learn more about.
If you are in the practice of writing regularly, it’s the act of writing that makes you live curiously. Cultivating a practice of writing is therefore an act of cultivating curiosity.
From More people should write.
See also:
- How to Take Smart Notes talks about following your curiousity and letting the big questions emerge instead of trying to pick a topic for your thesis upfront
- Learning how to read shows that reading can also help us live more curiously when reading leads to connecting ideas together with existing knowledge rather than just consumption
- Surprise plus memory equals learning and there is no surprise without curiosity
- Curiosity is a technique for dealing with skepticism which helps us get over the obstacles of early work
- Business writing should always answer a key question
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Motivation for Taking Notes Comes from the Output
What you intend to do with your notes is the thing that motivates you to take notes in the first place. The act of taking notes can be enough when getting started, there needs to be something more to keep going year after year.