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Curiosity is shaped like a lowercase “n”

From The Science of Storytelling:

Curiosity is shaped like a lowercase n. It’s at its weakest when people have no idea about the answer to a question and also when entirely convinced they do. The place of maximum curiosity – the zone in which storytellers play – is when people think they have some idea but aren’t quite sure.

This reminds me of flow, how the point of maximum engagement is somewhere between boredom and frustration. It’s the same with stories.

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