The Power of Indulging Your Weird, Offbeat Obsessions

Being curious and obsessed can lead to interesting places

Clive Thompson

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A light box with the words “STAY CURIOUS” spelled out on it, sitting on a desk in front of a stack of books, with a pen lying on the desk in front of it. The entire photo has been tinted dark blue
Photo by Justin Heap on Unsplash

Let me start here with a story about deep, obsessive curiosity.

Back in 1964, the microbiologist Thomas Brock visited Yellowstone National Park to do some sightseeing. He was on a long car ride, and wanted to break up the monotony.

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Clive Thompson

I write 2X a week on tech, science, culture — and how those collide. Writer at NYT mag/Wired; author, “Coders”. @clive@saturation.social clive@clivethompson.net