Waterskiing with Bob Dylan

“So,” I said, “one of my friends went waterskiing with Bob Dylan.”

During the summer of 1981, Bob Dylan had just put out his latest LP, Shot of Love, when he and his family, joined by their teenage daughter Maria, visited Eli, who owned a cabin on Minnesota's Maple Lake. A young man named Diego was invited over. Dylan wanted to go waterskiing on Eli’s robin-egg blue speedboat.

That afternoon it was Diego, Eli, Maria, and Dylan. Waterskiing. And a memory Diego would never forget.

Staying curious (in your life and work)—and wiping out indifference? How does one go about doing that?

While curiosity is a first step, some preparation is necessary to “peel back the onion” ... to get multiple primary sources so you can triangulate facts and form a narrative. Even if it’s just for your own personal enjoyment, like getting the details on a friend’s story, it’s definitely worthwhile. ...These are practices that anyone can use in their life and career to more fully enjoy all the amazing stories the world has to offer.

The core secret of the practices?

Curiosity.

[Cover photograph by Aditya Hegde on Unsplash]