The Bottom Line - Deepstash
De-escalate Office Tension

Learn more about personaldevelopment with this collection

How to create a positive work environment

Conflict resolution strategies

Effective communication in the workplace

De-escalate Office Tension

Discover 87 similar ideas in

It takes just

12 mins to read

The Bottom Line

The Bottom Line

The more you engage in wondering, the more you will ask why you haven’t wondered more in the past. Wondering deeply is one of the few activities in life in which you can acquire something of great value at little or no material cost – something that can continuously enrich how you experience the world going forward.

14

72 reads

MORE IDEAS ON THIS

Wonder Is Rewarding

Wonder Is Rewarding

By embracing wonder – your drive to learn about the world – you can deepen your appreciation of the world’s richness and engage more fully with others.

15

109 reads

Adopt Diverse Ways of Wondering

Adopt Diverse Ways of Wondering

You can experience extra pleasure in information foraging when you discover a new way of learning more.

Search engines have their place, but also look to other resources, such as videos, educational events and books that provide an accessible introduction to a subject.

14

83 reads

Practice Win-Win Wondering with Others

Practice Win-Win Wondering with Others

One way to reawaken wonder lies in your interactions with others. Many adults see arguments as aversive battles with the goal of conquering the other with your point of view. But this ‘argue to win’ perspective neglects the opportunity that disagreements offer for expanding wonder. To take advant...

16

71 reads

Embrace the proliferation of wonder

Embrace the proliferation of wonder

Wondering deeply is not about finding one simple answer. Answers to questions beget new questions, and each offers an opportunity to learn.

When you wonder, try to approach a question with the expectation that you are just taking the first step in what might turn out to be many possible cyc...

14

81 reads

Look for Anomalies and Puzzles

Look for Anomalies and Puzzles

Wonder will often go into high gear when you are confronted with an apparent anomaly or puzzle. Sometimes, people ignore anomalies as annoying exceptions to a simple explanatory story that they have in mind.

Zero in on phenomena that seem atypical or unclear – they can provide fuel for wond...

15

73 reads

Entertain Counterfactuals

Entertain Counterfactuals

Wondering what would happen if something about the world was different can help you understand why certain things work the way they do.

Wonder is most powerful when it uncovers the causal structures that lie beneath and are responsible for surface phenomena. These structures often include e...

14

74 reads

Create a Checklist for Wondering

Create a Checklist for Wondering

  • A checklist can help ensure that you wonder in ways that are as fair and thorough as you’d like.
  • Depending on the subject of your wondering, the checklist might include different items.
  • To foster more moments of wonder, upon encountering a new phenomenon that is puzzling, you...

15

68 reads

Explore Contrasting Cases

Explore Contrasting Cases

Examining the similarities and differences between related kinds or concepts can yield unexpected insights.

A range of studies has shown the value of contrasting cases for learning more deeply about a topic.

14

76 reads

Regular Introspections

Regular Introspections

A periodic check-up can help you take stock of the insights you have recently gained – or prompt you to start wondering about areas of ignorance.

Ask yourself: have you learned anything new in the past month that has changed how you view or understand some aspect of the world? 

14

102 reads

Revive Your Sense of Wonder

Revive Your Sense of Wonder

That childhood urge to ask ‘how’ and ‘why’ usually fades. But we can all learn to rediscover the joys of wide-eyed discovery

Wonder and the learning it encourages enable us to more fully engage with others.

15

118 reads

CURATED FROM

CURATED BY

aeaston

I’ll show you my stash if you show me yours.

Get Wondering.

Related collections

More like this

The Bottom Line

The Bottom Line

If you're looking to manifest something in your life , the simple 369 method may be worth a shot. When we narrow our focus on the things we want to attract and take a...

Transmit (Optional)

Transmit (Optional)

The last step is to run it past someone who knows a little of the subject. You can read what you've written or present the material like a lecture. Ask your friends for a few minutes over dinner. The idea is to attempt to transmit the material to at least one person who i...

What it takes to be safely scared

Haunted attractions, horror movies and other forms of scary entertainment all share the same components that help to have a fun scary time.

  • First, you have to choose to engage.
  • Try to gather some friends to engage with you in the activities. This will intensify your own emot...

stash-superman-illustration

Explore the World’s

Best Ideas

200,000+ ideas on pretty much any topic. Created by the smartest people around & well-organized so you can explore at will.

An Idea for Everything

Explore the biggest library of insights. And we've infused it with powerful filtering tools so you can easily find what you need.

Knowledge Library

Powerful Saving & Organizational Tools

Save ideas for later reading, for personalized stashes, or for remembering it later.

# Personal Growth

Take Your Ideas

Anywhere

Organize your ideas & listen on the go. And with Pro, there are no limits.

Listen on the go

Just press play and we take care of the words.

Never worry about spotty connections

No Internet access? No problem. Within the mobile app, all your ideas are available, even when offline.

Get Organized with Stashes

Ideas for your next work project? Quotes that inspire you? Put them in the right place so you never lose them.

Join

2 Million Stashers

4.8

5,740 Reviews

App Store

4.7

72,690 Reviews

Google Play

Sean Green

Great interesting short snippets of informative articles. Highly recommended to anyone who loves information and lacks patience.

Ashley Anthony

This app is LOADED with RELEVANT, HELPFUL, AND EDUCATIONAL material. It is creatively intellectual, yet minimal enough to not overstimulate and create a learning block. I am exceptionally impressed with this app!

Shankul Varada

Best app ever! You heard it right. This app has helped me get back on my quest to get things done while equipping myself with knowledge everyday.

samz905

Don’t look further if you love learning new things. A refreshing concept that provides quick ideas for busy thought leaders.

Giovanna Scalzone

Brilliant. It feels fresh and encouraging. So many interesting pieces of information that are just enough to absorb and apply. So happy I found this.

Ghazala Begum

Even five minutes a day will improve your thinking. I've come across new ideas and learnt to improve existing ways to become more motivated, confident and happier.

Laetitia Berton

I have only been using it for a few days now, but I have found answers to questions I had never consciously formulated, or to problems I face everyday at work or at home. I wish I had found this earlier, highly recommended!

Jamyson Haug

Great for quick bits of information and interesting ideas around whatever topics you are interested in. Visually, it looks great as well.

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving & library

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Personalized recommendations

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates