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How to be a More Interesting Person
10 ways that took me many years to learn
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10 ways that took me many years to learn
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1. Create Contrast
Examples: If you are someone who is nerdy, people expect you to be physically weak. So get big and strong, that's interesting.
Plumbers who are well spoken.
Accountants who are masculine.
Engineers with good social skills.
You are different from "the usual".
Examples: If you are someone who is nerdy, people expect you to be physically weak. So get big and strong, that's interesting.
Plumbers who are well spoken.
Accountants who are masculine.
Engineers with good social skills.
You are different from "the usual".
2. Stop speaking so damn much
People like talking about themselves. They love it when someone listens.
So … let them speak.
You’ll seem *way* more interesting if you have more information about them than they do about you.
When you speak too much, you lose mystery.
People like talking about themselves. They love it when someone listens.
So … let them speak.
You’ll seem *way* more interesting if you have more information about them than they do about you.
When you speak too much, you lose mystery.
3. Postpone the “Me Too” Conversation
You play tennis. Someone you meet mentions that they play tennis.
You get excited, “I like tennis too!”.
Bad.
You’ll seem much more interesting if you say nothing now, and casually say you play tennis in a different future conversation.
You play tennis. Someone you meet mentions that they play tennis.
You get excited, “I like tennis too!”.
Bad.
You’ll seem much more interesting if you say nothing now, and casually say you play tennis in a different future conversation.
4. Learn the basics of a variety of topics
Read at least one book per month.
Your knowledge should form a ‘T’ shaped structure, where you know something about everything, and have in-depth knowledge of a few fields.
In valuable circles, there is no substitute for knowledge.
Read at least one book per month.
Your knowledge should form a ‘T’ shaped structure, where you know something about everything, and have in-depth knowledge of a few fields.
In valuable circles, there is no substitute for knowledge.
5. Have things going on in your life
Always have something going on in your life.
A business you’re working on
Something you’re learning
Something you're building
– having nothing going on is a sign of low-value.
If you’re not constantly getting better, you’re getting worse.
Always have something going on in your life.
A business you’re working on
Something you’re learning
Something you're building
– having nothing going on is a sign of low-value.
If you’re not constantly getting better, you’re getting worse.
6. Get some hobbies
Hike
Play a sport
Learn to dance
Lift some weights
Draw some pictures
Write some articles
– get some hobbies.
Broaden your taste in entertainment
Absolutely do not be that guy whose idea of a fun time is sitting at home and watching TV while eating pizza.
Hike
Play a sport
Learn to dance
Lift some weights
Draw some pictures
Write some articles
– get some hobbies.
Broaden your taste in entertainment
Absolutely do not be that guy whose idea of a fun time is sitting at home and watching TV while eating pizza.
7. Travel
Go somewhere. Alone if you don't have friends.
Spend some time on things that will make a good story.
People enjoy listening to good stories.
Traveling also gives you perspective and experience, which is invaluable.
Go somewhere. Alone if you don't have friends.
Spend some time on things that will make a good story.
People enjoy listening to good stories.
Traveling also gives you perspective and experience, which is invaluable.
8. Do cool things, be a fun person
You need to go out 2x a week.
Anything less than that and you’ll start to see a decline in your social skills due to lack of use.
Try interesting activities you come across – new cuisines, singing karaoke, boating, etc.
You need to go out 2x a week.
Anything less than that and you’ll start to see a decline in your social skills due to lack of use.
Try interesting activities you come across – new cuisines, singing karaoke, boating, etc.
9. Don’t present yourself as overly serious and nerdy
It’s good to be very focused, but avoid giving off that image in a social setting.
Do not give off the "serious guy" vibe - it is a huge turnoff.
When you're out, focus on having fun.
Act like a “chill” laid-back person.
It’s good to be very focused, but avoid giving off that image in a social setting.
Do not give off the "serious guy" vibe - it is a huge turnoff.
When you're out, focus on having fun.
Act like a “chill” laid-back person.
10. Improve your personality
Try to "complete yourself".
If you’re an introvert, don’t sit at home. Initiate plans, make the first move.
Extrovert? Read more. Talk less.
Find weaknesses in your personality and fix them.
Only fools are proud of being "socially awkward".
Try to "complete yourself".
If you’re an introvert, don’t sit at home. Initiate plans, make the first move.
Extrovert? Read more. Talk less.
Find weaknesses in your personality and fix them.
Only fools are proud of being "socially awkward".
Bonus: Have a purpose
Do you know what really makes men interesting?
Passion.
Find something you care about (not cookie cutter stuff like volunteering)
What business do you want to build?
What change do you want in the world?
What do want to create?
Build that.
Do you know what really makes men interesting?
Passion.
Find something you care about (not cookie cutter stuff like volunteering)
What business do you want to build?
What change do you want in the world?
What do want to create?
Build that.
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