3 Tips to Cultivate a Curious Mind From Harvard Business Review

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Change your routine

“Just think about changing the people you work with, deal with, or see on a typical day; switching when and how you perform your daily tasks; what route you take to work; where you eat; or what you do on the weekend. Even small changes to routine can have a big impact on your mindset and curiosity: where you place your laptop, who you go for lunch with, what virtual meetings you join (or stop joining), and what new hobbies you start outside work.”

Experiment

“The main advantage of curiosity is that it’s usually fun. Indeed, curiosity enhances focus, concentration, and creates a state of flow, optimal for creativity and experimentation. See this as an opportunity to try things out, to combine new ideas, and to ask deeper, more meaningful questions, which can transport you to unknown places and develop niche expertise.”

When bored, just switch

“Harnessing your curiosity muscle should be a pleasant experience, more like swimming than heavy weightlifting. If you find yourself stuck, losing interest, or satiated — much like when schoolkids are forced to finish repetitive boring homework — then switch to another task, giving your mind the freedom to both wonder and wander. Your curiosity should be propelling you towards effortless learning and joyful concentration, just like a wave propels a surfer or the wind propels a sailboat.”

Adapted from: Harvard Business Review, “How to Strengthen Your Curiosity Muscle” by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic