Have to admit I agree with quite a few of these. Now what I don't know is how "interesting" I am :) there would be a bias on that one and not enough data points to verify
Anish Mohammed Twitter: anishmohammed http://uk.linkedin.com/in/anishmohammed On 20 Jan 2012, at 02:55, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: > Since this list is filled with interesting people, I thought it would be > (ahem) interesting to see what they thought of this list. :) > > Udhay > > http://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicahagy/2011/11/30/how-to-be-interesting/print/ > > How To Be More Interesting (In 10 Simple Steps) > > How to be interesting (in 10 stupid-simple steps): > > 1.Go exploring. > Explore ideas, places, and opinions. The inside of the echo chamber is > where all the boring people hang out. > > 2. Share what you discover. > And be generous when you do. Not everybody went exploring with you. Let > them live vicariously through your adventures. > > 3. Do something. Anything. > Dance. Talk. Build. Network. Play. Help. Create. It doesn’t matter what > you do, as long as you’re doing it. Sitting around and complaining is > not an acceptable form of ‘something,’ in case you were wondering. > > 4. Embrace your innate weirdness. > No one is normal. Everyone has quirks and insights unique to themselves. > Don’t hide these things—they are what make you interesting. > > 5. Have a cause. > If you don’t give a damn about anything, no one will give a damn about you. > > 6. Minimize the swagger. > Egos get in the way of ideas. If your arrogance is more obvious than > your expertise, you are someone other people avoid. > > 7. Give it a shot. > Try it out. Play around with a new idea. Do something strange. If you > never leave your comfort zone, you won’t grow. > > 8. Hop off the bandwagon. > If everyone else is doing it, you’re already late to the party. Do your > own thing, and others will hop onto the spiffy wagon you built yourself. > Besides, it’s more fun to drive than it is to get pulled around. > > 9. Grow a pair. > Bravery is needed to have contrary opinions and to take unexpected > paths. If you’re not courageous, you’re going to be hanging around the > water cooler, talking about the guy who actually is. > > 10. Ignore the scolds. > Boring is safe, and you will be told to behave yourself. The scolds > could have, would have, should have. But they didn’t. And they resent > you for your adventures. > > > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) >
