I had planned to write a post about being boring, but one of the bloggers who I follow, Rose, beat me to it. She had a really nice angle and I love her refreshing style of writing (butIamBeautiful). In her last two paragraphs she pretty much covered what I wanted to say :).
The label “boring” is a third party attribute: Not many people think about themselves as being seriously boring. One might get bored from time to time, but being boring?…. This is a totally different kettle of fish. On the other hand there is a huge discrepancy in numbers when one looks at how many people are described as being boring by others.
Isn’t it just a matter of having a little or nothing in common? Would it be possible, with a little effort to turn a bore into an inspiring fountain of knowledge?
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Thanks for the mention and yes it ought to be – but then you run the risk of being tagged as odd. Eg, I often get impatient with small talk and try to introduce a new angle, only to be met with sideways looks and nervous laughs. The other approach is to explore the other person’s point of view or experiences in depth, but then some people regard that as odd too, or interrogatory. And some people regard it as an opportunity to ‘bore for England’ (ie at an olympic level). And yeah, I sure can be boring as hell. I just hope when I am, people are nice and give me a chance and just assume I’m nervous or shy. As I will, them – I hope.
With boring it is pretty much the same as with driving ability. Around 80% of drivers believe they are better drivers than average. Somehow it doesn’t add up.
I was quite tired, when I answered to your reply last night, sorry… Firstly, thanks for your comment. Yes, it is one of life’s great mysteries, the bore factor. I have the unfortunate habit that I just walk away, when I am bored and find myself something else to do. Which can admittingly be interepreted as being rather arrogant or boring in itself.