The Curiosity Dividend

A post on the benefits of embracing the unknown.

members-only post Aug 28, 2024 3-min read

A little over 25 years ago in my HR days, I started teaching myself a new software application. No one forced me to buy John Walkenbach's massive Microsoft Access Bible and read about relational databases, but I was curious about more powerful applications. I wanted to know more about the differences among data types. On many levels, Excel can only get you so far. Plus, my day job left ample time for me to add new arrows to my quiver.

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