My #1 Trait, Curiosity: The Relentless Pursuit Down the Rabbit Hole

Dominic Medford
4 min readSep 10, 2024
Photo by Emily Morter on Unsplash

We’ve all been there.

One moment, you’re casually browsing the web, and the next thing you know, you’re deep in an obscure topic, absorbing information that seems far removed from your original goal. It’s 2 a.m., and you’re watching a YouTube documentary on ancient Egyptian bread-making techniques — something you didn’t even know existed.

Welcome to the rabbit hole.

Curiosity is often described as the spark that ignites innovation, creativity, and learning. But curiosity isn’t just about wanting to know more — it’s about following that drive wherever it takes you, no matter how unexpected or unconventional the path becomes.

And that’s where the magic happens.

The Beauty of the Unknown

Curiosity begins with an itch, a question that nags at you until you can’t help but scratch it. But unlike regular questions, the answers to these questions are rarely straightforward. One discovery leads to another, and before long, you’ve veered off course into uncharted territory.

This is what I like to call intellectual wandering — a journey where the destination is uncertain, and the learning process is fueled by your inherent desire to know. When you commit to this…

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Dominic Medford

Law and Political Sciences student in Australia who dabbles in writing about his thought processes in his spare time with the hope that it can be insightful.