1, #88 - Curating is caring
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I personally believe that there’s a lot of truth in etymology. In other words, you can understand things better, if you know where a word came from or what it originally meant.
This came to mind recently, as I was thinking about curation. In the Post-Information Age, curation is one of the most essential skills—with an overwhelming volume of information, how do you distill, filter, or refine it all down to something more manageable?
So, it was interesting to me that this word,
(a) comes from the same root as curiosity…
(b) … and that shared root is to cure…
(c) … which originally just meant to care.
I don’t know if wandering down this linguistic path is as entertaining for you as it is for me, but it reinforced something I already believed: Curation isn’t just a necessary skill for modern life—it’s an act of generosity that you can give to others.
Curating is caring!
Insight inspired by: Etymonline & The OED 🤓
A quote from Paul Millerd’s Pathless Path I’ve been contemplating this week:
“consider sharing with the world. You care. You want to do things in good faith. You want to help people, to listen, and connect with others who share your passions.”