Renowned cookbook author on how childhood curiosity led to her creativity

28 Nov 2024 · 0 min

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Short monologue from a renowned cookbook author (uploaded by Guy Kawasaki) describing how a persistent childhood curiosity — exemplified by asking "why" and being told she had a "face like a question mark" — shaped her drive to understand, create, and control things. The speaker frames curiosity as a lifelong trait that enabled creativity.

Ever since I was a baby, practically, when somebody said you can't do something, I wanted to know why. You know, my grandmother who brought me up told me my face was like a question mark. And for years I thought it's because I have a big forehead and a small chin. Until I realized, I mean, all kids ask why. They have a curiosity, which is one of my favorite traits, because I never lost it. And I'm sure you all can relate to that. You want to get to the bottom of things, to understand things, and that's how you can create and control things.