This advice is great if one wishes to become a dilettante.
How to be interesting (2006)
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Re: How to be interesting (2006)
#32I think if you don't believe yourself to be interesting you've got deeper problems to address before you start following this article.
If you truly believe that you are a boring person that nobody wants to talk to, you probably have a self esteem problem. Low self esteem is something people are naturally attune to. Talk like a loser ,and people will assume you are a loser. (the converse is not necessarily better however...)
Re: How to be interesting (2006)
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
A fatter bank account its not 'a next step' from "interesting". Its almost entirely separate.... Making money from real creativity is usually pretty hard - those that are creative tend to break the barriers whilst others make the money....
Thanks for replying. It's the next step I would personally like to take. I've been told repeatedly that I'm "interesting". I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out what to do with that (other than get into hot water). I feel I've made some progress in the right direction but I am still working out pieces of it in my head and looking for resources to help me put the final pieces in places.
Being interesting lets you show off your other good qualities. Like being reliable or able to build interesting things. If you build something small that people use and like, by being interesting I feel you could land funding to build something bigger.
Re: How to be interesting (2006)
#34fuck everything about this article
That catchphrase is stupid. This isn't reddit.
Re: How to be interesting (2006)
#35Personally, I think the desire to 'appear' interesting vein and is futile. All of these 'tips' are just novelties. Even if you dedicate your entire life to appearing interesting, you'll just end up with party tricks, not real substance. I quickly learned in my profession that there are two types of people: 1) those who create the perception that they matter, and 2) those that actually matter. This list is designed to…
What about 3) those that actually matter but don't know how to appear like they matter, and thus are perceived as if they don't matter?
or 4) Those that matter to you, but not to this other person
or 5) Those that matter a bit to you, a bit to another person, not a lot to your dog, ...
I think any opinion that starts with "There are 2 kinds of people:" needs to be taken with a large quantity of salt. They're always just flaky attempts to think of people in neat categories.
Re: How to be interesting (2006)
#36Personally, I think the desire to 'appear' interesting vein and is futile. All of these 'tips' are just novelties. Even if you dedicate your entire life to appearing interesting, you'll just end up with party tricks, not real substance. I quickly learned in my profession that there are two types of people: 1) those who create the perception that they matter, and 2) those that actually matter. This list is designed to…
yes.. trying to appear interesting is not the same as being interesting, but it is a step in the right direction. it's one of those fake-it-until-you-make-it situations, where in the process a person discovers that he actually enjoys taking photos.. these are some great tips to get started IMO. How many people will actually act on those? that is highly dubious..
Re: How to be interesting (2006)
#37Personally, I think the desire to 'appear' interesting vein and is futile. All of these 'tips' are just novelties. Even if you dedicate your entire life to appearing interesting, you'll just end up with party tricks, not real substance. I quickly learned in my profession that there are two types of people: 1) those who create the perception that they matter, and 2) those that actually matter. This list is designed to…
"I think the desire to 'appear' interesting vein and is futile." If you are suggesting a difference between "appearing" and "actually" being interesting, I think you miss what interesting means. Interestingness is not some abstract or physical quantity. It's a perception. If someone perceives you as interesting you are interesting. To them, at least. Someone who sits alone brooding over what they consider interesting…
very interesting and helpful post. thanks for sharing
Re: How to be interesting (2006)
#38I think a couple pieces are missing from this advice:
1) Don't open your mouth unless you have something to say.
2) Don't repeat yourself.
3) Don't talk down to people.
It's impossible to be interesting if you are boring people.