I used to think of myself as mindlessly curious—interested in many subjects but without deep expertise in any one field. I always believed that was a flaw. But is it?

I'm in my early 20s and haven't yet figured out what I truly want to do in life. I've been involved in the stock market for a couple of years now, and it seems like a field where success often comes to those with broad curiosity across multiple subjects. But am I an investor? A trader? Or just another insignificant participant in a market where rationality often feels like a curse? Here, irrationality and speculation seem to win more often than logic and informed decision-making. And that, in a way, is disheartening.

I haven’t accomplished anything significant, nor do I claim to have the authority to say what works best in this competitive world. But one thing I do know—I want to stay curious without constantly questioning whether a subject will add value to my life. In a world that praises focus as a key trait, I sometimes wonder: isn’t focus a curse for a mind that thrives on creativity and curiosity?

Charlie Munger once said, "If you skillfully follow the multidisciplinary path, you will never wish to come back. It would be like cutting off your hands."

Yet, I sometimes question the value of knowing a little about everything rather than a lot about something specific—especially in a time when AI and technology have democratized access to knowledge. But then, curiosity leads me to fields like science, where I can read about great physicists and suddenly feel optimistic about life, appreciating the power of true knowledge and understanding.

Whenever I feel lost, I remind myself of a piece of writing I came across:

Steal time from everywhere you can.
Work on yourself—create a toolbox of ideas. You can’t do much carpentry with your bare hands, and you can’t do much thinking with an empty mind.
Observe. Read. Formulate. Organize. Connect the dots.
Trash everything. Start again.
Write. Draw. If it isn’t on the page, it isn’t on the stage.
Leapfrog. Take intellectual risks. Be intellectually honest.
Put it out there. Add something truly new and useful to the pool of human knowledge.

Maybe the path of exploration is the goal itself.