Curious: the desire to know and why your future depends on it

Introduction. The fourth drive

Part 1. How curiosity works. Three journeys

How curiosity begins

Puzzles and mysteries

Part 2. The curiosity divide. Three ages of curiosity

The curiosity dividend

The power of questions

The importance of knowing

Part 3. Staying curious. Seven ways to stay curious: Stay foolish Build the database

Forage like a foxhog

Ask the big why

Be a thinkerer

Question your teaspoons

Turn puzzles into mysteries

Afterword: Bjarni.