What if the secret to a more connected, meaningful, and joyful life is simple? What if it’s curiosity?

In this episode of Too Much with Denise Love Hewett, internationally recognized curiosity expert and TED speaker Scott Shigeoka joins to explore how curiosity can transform not just our relationships, but the way we see the world. Scott is the award-winning author of Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World, and his research at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center dives into how asking better questions and staying open can heal divides, build empathy, and increase our well-being. In this conversation, Denise and Scott discuss:

How curiosity strengthens emotional intelligence and connection

The difference between shallow and deep curiosity

How to stay open in a divided world

Practical tools to cultivate curiosity in your daily life

Whether you’re looking to deepen your relationships, find your purpose, or simply live with more wonder, this episode will remind you that curiosity isn’t just a trait, it’s a practice.

Scott Shigeoka is an internationally recognized curiosity expert, TED speaker, and the award-winning author of Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World. His work focuses on how we can strengthen our well-being and relationships, including at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. He is also a playwright and artist, and was born and raised in Hawaii but now lives in California.

You can follow him at @scottshigeoka

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