Many of us desire to be more interesting people but don't know how to do it.  We think interesting is being different from the norm and sharing unusual and intriguing stories and ideas.

To be interesting is to be different

Children under seven are fascinating. Of course, they seldom do anything interesting in the outside world, but the honest, uncensored way they report on their inner lives guarantees their interest. We were once fascinating, too, before we got so worried about looking normal. While we should not mention certain things to spare others hurt, it is a lot less than we think.

We are born interesting

Interesting people are those who allow themselves to listen in on and share what's really going through their minds. Next time, when we fear coming over as dull, we should tap into the information we actually believe. What emerges may sound odd, but it is also likely to be hugely charming and warm-hearted.

Every person is interesting

We don't have to read the latest books, go to foreign countries or meet Nobel Prize laureates to be different. We are different already. We just don't allow ourselves to come across that way. The chatter in our minds is already full of the most surprising and authentically gripping information. We are already real characters.

We are different anyway

The secret to being an interesting person has less to do with our job or achievements than it does with how attuned we are to our abnormalities. Sign up to our new newsletter and get 10% off your first online order of a book, product or class: https://bit.ly/3HpVdSa For books and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: https://bit.ly/3trP1Dr Our website has classes, articles and products to help you lead a more fulfilled life: https://bit.ly/3hyCWqo Join this channel to get access to exclusive members perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7IcJI8PUf5Z3zKxnZvTBog/join FURTHER READING You can read more on this and other subjects on our blog, here: https://bit.ly/3tnDnt3 “Many of us crave to be more interesting people. The question is how we might become so. We rightly tend to associate being ‘interesting’ with achieving difference from the norm: with being able to serve up some unusual and intriguing stories and ideas. But what might be the best way to lay our hands on these?...” MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Watch more films on SELF in our playlist: http://bit.ly/TSOLself SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Natalia Ramos Title animation produced in collaboration with Vale Productions https://www.valeproductions.co.uk/

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“Many of us crave to be more interesting people. The question is how we might become so. We rightly tend to associate being ‘interesting’ with achieving difference from the norm: with being able to serve up some unusual and intriguing stories and ideas. But what might be the best way to lay our hands on these?...”


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