# Learned Curiosity

> A personal blog by Pete Wright exploring fly fishing, the outdoors, business, manufacturing, leadership, and the books and ideas that connect them all. Curiosity doesn't follow a straight line — it branches, expands, and leads to places you never expected.

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## Pages

- [Blog](https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/blog/)
- [Home](https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/): From Linear to exponential Exploring the world through learned curiosity. Featured Post The Patriotic Path that Pays A look at...
- [Contact](https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/contact-2/): Have a question, idea, or just want to say hello? I’d love to hear from you. Whether it’s about fly...
- [About](https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/about/): This blog is a personal muse designed with a simple purpose in mind. Learned Curiosity serves as a reminder that...

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## Posts

- [Battered, but not Beaten](https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/battered-but-not-beaten/): Fall in Western North Carolina brings peak leaf color and fishing. Two reasons visitors make the pilgrimage from mid-September to...
- [The Patriotic Path that Pays](https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/the-patriotic-path-that-pays/): Have you ever wondered how your daily use items arrive at your house? How do distributors receive these goods? Who...
- [Active Meditation "On the Fly"](https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/active-meditation-on-the-fly/): The miracles of modern humanity come with a cost. We have access to countless improvements in today’s world in relation...
- [The Nudge](https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/the-nudge/): Imagine reading a book whose impact shifts the entire trajectory of your life within a twelve-month period. That’s what happened...

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- Published: 2023-02-17
- Modified: 2026-02-21
- URL: https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/
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- Published: 2021-04-14
- Modified: 2026-02-21
- URL: https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/contact-2/
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- Published: 2021-04-12
- Modified: 2026-02-21
- URL: https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/about/
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## Posts

- Published: 2026-02-21
- Modified: 2026-02-21
- URL: https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/battered-but-not-beaten/
- Categories: Fly Fishing, Leadership and Philosophy
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- Published: 2021-10-20
- Modified: 2026-02-21
- URL: https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/the-patriotic-path-that-pays/
- Categories: Business and Manufacturing
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- Published: 2021-05-22
- Modified: 2026-02-21
- URL: https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/active-meditation-on-the-fly/
- Categories: Fly Fishing, Outdoors
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- Published: 2021-04-12
- Modified: 2026-02-21
- URL: https://www.learnedcuriosity.com/the-nudge/
- Categories: Books and Ideas
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