Apr 8, 2025

Act at the Moment of Curiosity

I wanted to write this blog today.
So I did.
No schedule. No reminder. No “content calendar.”
Just the impulse — and I followed it.

Naval Ravikant said something that stuck with me:
Ideas are perishable.
And if you don’t act on them in the moment, they disappear.

If I want to learn something, I do it at the moment of curiosity. The moment the curiosity arrives, I go learn that thing immediately... That’s when the learning happens.”
— Naval Ravikant

How many times have you had a spark of an idea and thought:
“I’ll write that down later.”
“I’ll do it tomorrow.”
And then what happens?
You forget.
Sometimes not even the next day — sometimes five minutes later, lost in a distracted conversation or scrolling session.

We underestimate how fast our brain moves on.
And we overestimate how much control we have over when that curiosity will return.

It’s not about hustle.
It’s about alignment — catching the wave while it's rising.

Because in 15 minutes, your energy might shift.
Your mood might change.
That excitement might dull.

So when you feel it — act immediately.
Read the book.
Ask ChatGPT the question.
Shoot the video.
Write the blog.
Build the thing.

You have to catch it while it’s alive.

When you do that, you’ll notice something else too:
You learn faster.
You enjoy it more.
You retain more.

Because it’s coming from your desire, and not out of obligation.