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This Is News To Me!” — A Recipe for Discovery & Wonder

Here’s your “recipe” for cultivating surprise, learning, novelty in everyday life — plus a bonus real food recipe at the end to ground it. Think of this like cooking up curiosity.

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Ingredients (Life / Mindset Version)

Ingredient	Quantity / Frequency	Purpose
Childlike curiosity	Daily, a pinch	To notice what we don’t already know
Humility	Always present	So you admit “I don’t know”
Questions	Many	To break open assumptions
Reading / exposure to new ideas	Weekly	To feed new content into your mind
Reflection / journaling	Daily or nightly	To digest what surprised you
Experimentation	Often	To try things you never tried before
Sharing & discussion	Regularly	To compare with others, catch what you missed
Openness to being wrong	Essential	Because “news to you” often corrects prior beliefs

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Directions (How to Grow “News Moments”)

1. Begin with humility — start each day thinking “I might learn something today I didn’t know.”

2. Ask one question you can’t immediately answer — whether about your job, your community, or a random fact.

3. Consume a piece of new content — a book chapter, article, video outside your usual zone.

4. Pause and reflect — what surprised you? What challenged your assumption?

5. Experiment with that surprise — try a small version, test it out in your life.

6. Journal the change — record your “news to me” moment and how you might apply it.

7. Share the news — tell someone, teach it. When you verbalize, you cement it.

8. Repeat — make surprise an ingredient in your daily life.

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Tips & Troubleshooting for “Surprise Cultivation”

• Don’t overload — too many surprises at once create overwhelm.

• Be patient — some realizations take time to sink in.

• Discomfort is normal — being surprised often shakes your mental map.

• Stay kind to yourself — past beliefs don’t mean you failed.

• Mix novelty with familiar contexts — new within known domains is often the richest.

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Bonus: Real “News to Me” Recipe — Silken Tofu Chocolate Pie

Because recipes also surprise us. Here’s a real, food‑recipe that may be “news to you” — it uses silken tofu in a chocolate pie to make a creamy, protein‑rich dessert many people don’t expect. It’s viral and clever. EatingWell

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Silken Tofu Chocolate Pie — Full Recipe

Yield: One 9″ pie (8–10 slices)
Hands‑on time: ~20 minutes
Chill time: 3–4 hours or overnight

Ingredients

• 1 block (≈ 12–14 oz / ~340–400 g) silken tofu (soft or extra‑soft)

• 200 g (≈ 7 oz) dark chocolate (good quality), chopped

• 2–3 tbsp cocoa powder (unsweetened)

• 3–4 tbsp sweetener (maple syrup, agave, sugar)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 pinch salt

• 1 pre‑baked pie crust (graham cracker style, cookie style, or a simple crust you like)

Instructions

1. Prepare crust — if needed, pre‑bake or set your crust so it’s ready.

2. Melt chocolate — gently melt the chopped chocolate in a double boiler or microwave (in short bursts, stirring).

3. Blend tofu — in a blender or food processor, put silken tofu, melted chocolate, cocoa powder, sweetener, vanilla, and salt. Blend until ultra smooth and creamy.

4. Taste & adjust — sample a little; add more sweetener, vanilla, or salt if needed.

5. Pour into crust — pour the smooth filling into your prepared crust and smooth the top.

6. Chill — cover and refrigerate 3–4 hours or overnight until firm.

7. Serve — top with fresh fruit, whipped cream (or coconut cream), cocoa nibs, or grated chocolate.

Tips & Variations

• Use vegan chocolate to keep it dairy‑free.

• Add a splash of espresso or coffee to deepen chocolate flavor.

• Use nut crust (crushed nuts + dates) for a gluten‑free shell.

• For extra richness, swirl in a bit of peanut butter or salted caramel.

• Serve with fresh berries or salted nuts for contrast.

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If you like, I can send you a 2000‑word version of just that tofu chocolate pie, with variations, tips, stories, and troubleshooting — so you have a deep dive into a recipe that’s likely “news” to many. Do you want me to write that one next?