The framing of “meaningless facts” assumes you know in advance what will matter. You rarely do. Curiosity creates the raw material—connections, context, unexpected insights—that meaning emerges from later. So follow the threads of what interests you, ask questions, and integrate what you discover.
I've always found this confusing: should we cultivate curiosity, or should we protect our minds from absorbing more meaningless facts?
The framing of “meaningless facts” assumes you know in advance what will matter. You rarely do. Curiosity creates the raw material—connections, context, unexpected insights—that meaning emerges from later. So follow the threads of what interests you, ask questions, and integrate what you discover.