Virtue of Wisdom and
Knowledge
This
virtue is finding and using information to help promote a healthy life-your own
and others. All the virtues are based on doing no harm to yourself and others.
Wisdom
and knowledge contains five character strengths: creativity, curiosity,
open-mindedness, love of learning, and perspective.
Curiosity
Curiosity-An
interest in ongoing experience. Curious people look for variety and challenge.
They desire to know things. Curiosity is different than the character strengths
of love of learning and vitality/zest. We enjoy people who have varied
interests and talents. We can feel appreciated and valued when someone is
curious about what we think. A person who is overly curious can act
intrusively—asking too many questions. The opposites of curiosity are boredom
and a lack of interest in life or people.
According
to Erickson, who developed a theory of psychosocial stages of human
development, curiosity as a character strength can be developed between the
ages of 3 to 6 years old. During this age range, children need to learn to
start their own activities and gain confidence in oneself. Children can
initiate their own play with themselves or with others.
Curiosity
can be expressed through introspection-turning our attention inward to our
subjective experience. We can show an interest in our own thoughts and feelings
throughout the day. Check in with yourself throughout the day and ask, “How am
I feeling? What am I thinking? How am I behaving?”
Noticing Curiosity
Think
of one way you express curiosity in your everyday life.
Think
of one way you are curious at work.
Is
there one thing you have been curious to learn about and have not taken the
time to explore?
Would you be willing to take a few minutes today and pursue an
interest?
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