Curiosity

There’s a fundamental part of gaining knowledge that is easy to overlook: the role of curiosity.

Knowledge is defined in the dictionary as some form of these definitions: a) an awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation or b) facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education.

They seem similar.  But a closer look differentiates them between “familiarity” and “acquired”. 

You can have a familiarity about a wide range of things – just check your Facebook feed for that. 

But consciously acquiring knowledge? That requires a certain amount of curiosity in the mix.