- And the only way to keep learning and evolving is to have an open mind — aka being naive about a given topic or situation
- Maslow called this childlike fascination and the willingness to appear naive as Second Naïveté
- Others have mentioned second naïveté as the ability to revisit a domain of expertise in a completely new light and engaging with it anew to uncover new ideas. The banal becomes the sublime over time.
- And the only way to continuously learn and create is to have what the zen masters call the beginner’s mind.
- long term cultivateion of naivité is an effective antidoite against mid-career doldrums and helps preventing running out of fumes - sometimes referred to as deliberate amateurism