>> IN A MOMENT OF SELF-REFLECTION THE OTHER DAY, I COULDN'T COME UP WITH MORE THAN A FEW THINGS THAT I GENERALLY TALK SLASH THINK ABOUT: KIDS, WORK, SLEEP, HOUSE PROJECTS.
AND GREAT TV SHOWS.
A THOUGHT DRIFTED THROUGH MY MIND, "AM I BORING?"
IN ANSWER, I HEARD A WHISPERED, "YES..." AND RATHER THAN HORROR, I FELT RELIEF.
MY YOUNGER SELF WOULD BE MORTIFIED.
THERE'S A TYRANNY INHERENT IN THE DESIRE TO BE "INTERESTING."
BEING "INTERESTING," AND I MEAN "INTERESTING" AS A PERSONALITY TRAIT, NOT SIMPLY BEING A PERSON THAT SOMEONE MIGHT WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT...
BEING INTERESTING REQUIRES A COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT OTHERS ARE ALWAYS ENTERTAINED BY YOU.
ALWAYS NEEDING TO KNOW MORE, DO MORE, BE MORE, GET INTO MORE SHENANIGANS THAT YOU CAN SPIN INTO CURATED STORIES AND POST THEM ON YOUR TIKTOK IN HOPES OF GOING VIRAL AND GAINING MORE FOLLOWERS TO SEE YOUR "INTERESTING" LIFE, AND BECOMING AN INFLUENCER AND GAINING MILLION-DOLLAR SPONSORSHIPS SO YOU CAN CONTINUE TO CHURN OUT INTERESTING CONTENT AS YOUR FULL-TIME JOB.
I'M EXHAUSTED JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.
I'LL COP TO BEING ADDICTED TO BEING BUSY.
OR MAYBE I HAVE A HARD TIME SAYING "NO."
MAYBE BOTH.
BUT I'M STARTING TO RECOGNIZE THAT I HAVE ENOUGH TO DO.
I DON'T NEED TO ADD PROJECTS TO MANAGE IN ORDER TO BE AN INTERESTING PERSON.
IF BEING BORING MEANS I GET TO BE WELL-RESTED AND MENTALLY HEALTHY, I'LL TAKE IT.