Cognitive exploration

#species/thought #status/seedling

Cognitive exploration has two parts

  1. Openness to experience (I think this is also related to the VIA character strengths survey strength of curiosity.
  2. Intellect

What the two does is similar to the convergence-divergence model of creativity. Openness to experience motivates us to explore stimuli. Intellect prevents us from getting lost in stimuli by fostering focus.

The model also seems to apply in the relationship of cognitive exploration itself with purpose, which are both in the growth section of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

I have high openness to experience and intellect, which is an advantage in any creative field. That said, I notice that I have less aesthetic skills and the fine arts does not really appeal to me. Perhaps because it relies a lot to sensation-seeking, which I am poor at.