May 12, 2025 How Interesting Are You?
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Would you like to be a more interesting person than you are today? Do you enjoy talking with interesting people? There are several different ways you might have answered the previous two questions, but I’d be willing to bet that if your self image is strong enough, you probably answered yes to both questions. For today’s muse, I would like to share my thoughts on being interesting as a person. We are constantly bombarded with commercials on TV, in movies and in online programming showing people who seem to be interesting; people who look like they would be fun to talk to. Think for a moment about the attributes you notice in others that makes them seemingly interesting to you. They seem to be into whatever they’re talking about and enjoying the experience of interacting with another human. They seem to have something to talk about as well. You might catch a glimpse of excitement in their voice or their eyes for whatever it’s being shared. I think interesting people have found a way to be interested in others. In fact that may be the key to why they are interesting. Being interested in others actually takes the spotlight off of ourselves and puts the focus on someone else which means there is no reason to be self-conscious at that moment. Right then, we’re not concerned about ourselves. We’re concerned about learning something about the we’re talking to. I think, this being interested in the other person, could be a key element in being interesting. Have you ever noticed how a person you might have a conversation with asks you a question and then listen to your answer and perhaps asks another question and pays attention to what you’re saying? Many times at the end of that type of an interchange you have been the one who has been asked the questions while the other person has listened attentively as you responded? You conclude that that person is a good conversationalist, but it was you doing most of the talking. It almost seems as though the most interesting people are the ones who are most interested in others; they’re curious about how we think, what we think about and why we think what we think. Wow! We may have found a nugget as we continue mining for the how of becoming interesting. If you can simply find a way to develop an interest in other people, you will have taken the first step in becoming interesting yourself. Something to think about-and even better, act upon.
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