research as a leisure activity

Learning something purely because it’s interesting—not to make money from it, not to turn it into a marketable skill—almost feels radical. It’s a reminder that curiosity doesn’t have to serve a purpose.

And that’s exactly what research—especially the kind that leads down “pointless” rabbit holes—gives us. It reminds us that learning isn’t just about efficiency; it’s about depth, exploration, and wonder. In a time when AI delivers pre-packaged answers, we’re realizing that true understanding doesn’t come from speed—it comes from discovery.