Curious? - by Todd Kashdan (Paperback)

About the Book

"Curious?" is one of those rare books that can make you rethink how you see the world."--Arianna Huffington "This is the perfect book to read when you are having second thoughts about challenging yourself to explore that next step in life!"--Stephen Post, Ph.D., coauthor of Why Good Things Happen to Good People"Discover the missing ingredient to a fulfilling life with Curious? "In this fascinating, enlightening volume, renowned psychology professor Todd Kashdan reveals how cultivating curiosity is the road to happy, healthy, and meaningful living and the true key to falling in love with life.

Book Synopsis

"Curious? is one of those rare books that can make you rethink how you see the world."
--Arianna Huffington

"This is the perfect book to read when you are having second thoughts about challenging yourself to explore that next step in life!"
--Stephen Post, Ph.D., coauthor of Why Good Things Happen to Good People

Discover the missing ingredient to a fulfilling life with Curious? In this fascinating, enlightening volume, renowned psychology professor Todd Kashdan reveals how cultivating curiosity is the road to happy, healthy, and meaningful living and the true key to falling in love with life.

From the Back Cover

Embrace uncertainty.

Attract love and abundance.

Master your life.

Aren't you curious to know more?

In Curious? Dr. Todd Kashdan offers a profound new message missing from so many books on happiness: the greatest opportunities for joy, purpose, and personal growth don't, in fact, happen when we're searching for happiness. They happen when we are mindful, when we explore what's novel, when we live in the moment, when we are open to new experiences and relish the unknown.

Using science, story, and practical exercises, Dr. Kashdan offers a blueprint for building lasting, meaningful relationships, improving health, increasing creativity, and boosting productivity. You, too, can become a "curious explorer" comfortable with risk and challenge, capable of functioning optimally in an unstable, unpredictable world.

Review Quotes

"Combining well-designed self-help with state-of-the-art positive psychology and profoundly inspiring stories, this is the perfect book to read when you are having second thoughts about challenging yourself to explore that next step in life!" - --Stephen Post, Ph.D., and coauthor of Why Good Things Happen to Good People

"Curious? will wake you up to the rewards, adventures, and meaning inherent in both life's most momentous and most quotidian moments." - --Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., author of The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want

"Todd Kashdan gives us the tools, language, and plan to put a life change into effect. And the journey can be as happy as the destination." - --Marci Shimoff, author of Happy for No Reason

"Curiosity is what makes for great leaders, great parents, and great friends. Buttressed by the latest scientific research, Curious? is one of those rare books that can make you rethink how you see the world." - --Arianna Huffington

"Curious? points the way to an exploring spirit that leads to wonderment, joy, and meaning. It's one of those rare books that is both research-based and practical." - --David G. Myers, author, The Pursuit of Happiness

"A vivid and pragmatic account of the mental alchemy through which curiosity and interest transform stress, fear, and pain into vital elements conducive to more purposeful living." - --Zindel V. Segal, Ph.D., author of The Mindful Way Through Depression