"Thirsty
I've noticed that people who read a lot of blogs and a lot of books also tend to be intellectually curious, thirsty for knowledge, quicker to adopt new ideas and more likely to do important work.
I wonder which comes first, the curiosity or the success?"
An article about innovative CEO's in this month Harvard Business Review gives some insight into Seth's question. The five discovery skills mentioned in the free portion of the article clearly suggest that innovative executives are intellectually curious. The article also suggests that their success is a consequence of this curiosity. It's not in the free portion provided in the link, but the article goes on to discuss how learning about a variety of topics allows a person to make unexpected connections between disparate areas of knowledge. A breadth of experience may provide an insight that would not be made by somebody with a more limited perspective.
Those of use with a PhD are bringing a very different perspective to a law school classroom (and a law firm office). I think this perspective will give those of us with a little more school (and life experiences) an edge as law students and lawyers. We've already demonstrated a desire to become experts in an arcane area of study. That knowledge and experience will be a source of unique insights for me both in law school and as a practicing attorney.
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