1000 ways, really? Yes, a thousand ways and many more based on this: there is no one way to explore.
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What is the right method for becoming a true explorer? Let’s be very clear on this: THERE IS NO METHOD. Or, if you prefer, there are thousands of different methods. There is no “authority” that can tell you what you have to do or what you don’t. That’s totally up to YOU!
You ought to explore everything. It’s your nature to explore things. The method you use, the way you choose is completely up to you. No one can tell you how to explore things because there isn’t an exclusive method.
Think about the implications. Some of them are actually bad news because we (humans) want to be told what to do. The truth is that we are scared to dead of having too many options.
One the other hand, not having to meet any process requirements gives us the freedom to start exploring everything we want, right here, right now
All you need is to keep your eyes open and question everything. You should also take notes or pictures, and preferable both.
In a filmed conference, Jiddu Krishnamurti held that “only a mind that is in a state of inquiry is capable of learning” and thus “asking for a method is the same as asking –please, tell me what to do”
If you decide to give it a try, there are some very good benefits you could get by exploring (independently from the object of exploration): You’ll beat boredom for good; discover new things; find inspiration everywhere; learn to see things in a different way; improve your social skills and many more.
So, don’t be afraid of exploring new things and don’t use the lack of method as an excuse for not becoming a true explorer.
Throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover – as Mark Twain would have said.
Hi there! I’m Gustavo and Frugal Science is about helping you rediscover your exploring nature and enjoying the benefits of looking life in a different way. Anybody can become a true explorer –it’s our nature-, all you need is a mindful attention and some frugal science.
The introductory course for my Master’s program has pass/fail grading. Which was TERRIFYING for me, of course, because I’m accustomed to earning a percentage grade and either congratulating or flagellating myself for the outcome. But you know, it was really liberating! I took risks in writing and explored research options I never would have considered otherwise. Sometimes it really is much better to explore without an predetermined objective
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Wonderful exposition, here, Gustavo!
This dovetails with another blog I read today (with which I differed, by the way) on the teaching of creativity in schools. The best explorations derive from one with enough facts to know what is different- which is why we must learn certain basic facts and emplyo logic. Otherwise, we are not exploring, but stepping in the footsteps of others.
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Hi, Desi! I absolutely agree! Sometimes it really is much better to explore without a predetermined objective: Those are the time when it is more likely to get awed with what you discover.
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Hi Roy! You’re right. Sometimes the basic facts and a bit of logic can teach us much more than what we can get from the interpretation of others, even the well intended ones.
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Gustavo,
Ooh, that Yoda quote is one of our household’s favorite! You speak my language. Doing things in your own way and honoring your own inner authority. Yes! I tend to like to think of life as one big adventure or experiment. I also try to be kid-like, open-minded, and questioning. I smile when kids ask tons of questions. I love how inquisitive they are! I wanna be like that when I grow up, I think to myself when witnessing it. Funny how we sometimes have to undo our adult stuff to return to childhood…it’s similar to beginner’s mind
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Thank you Lisa Marie! I tike that honoring your inner authority idea very much. I think it tells a lot about exploring.
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Yay for inner authority!
I think Krishnamurti was big into that one too 
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