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Why Mastering This Trait Can Come In Handy During Stressful Times

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Published: April 13, 2025 by VPR Producer

Curiosity won’t pay your bills, but it might just keep you sane when it feels like everything’s falling apart. Writer A. Kendra Greene explores how tuning into life’s overlooked details help calm all the chaos. In a world built to distract, she makes the case for wonder as a form of resistance.


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  • A. Kendra Greene, Visiting Professor of English at the University of Missouri, author of No Less Strange and Wonderful: Essays in Curiosity.

Links for more info:

  • University of Missouri: A. Kendra Greene
  • Amazon: No Less Strange and Wonderful: Essays in Curiosity.
  • Harvard Business: The Importance Of Being Curious
  • Psychology Today: The Curious Mind: A Key to Mental Wellness
Program #: 25-15segment type: Feature StoriesTopics - Mental HealthGuests - A. Kendra GreeneBooks & Publications - No Less Strange and Wonderful: Essays in CuriosityInstitutions - University of MissouriHost - Marty PetersonProducers - Jason Dickey| Polly Hansen
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