Be Interesting! and BLOG!

So now I'm averaging about three posts a month. Not bad for a beginner... right?

Apparently wrong.

Russell Davies "teaches" us that you should be doing so much more blogging (and other creative activities) in his blog post, "How to be Interesting." There are two main theories associated with it- Be interested and share with others. Easy enough, right?

I never knew how much time it took to be interesting. I thought that my quirks were good enough tools. However, I suppose these are rules for how the uninteresting becomes interesting.

I think that many of the suggestions he makes is very interesting. A lot of it has to do with getting out into the world and seeing what others take for granted. I believe that taking a camera with you everywhere you go and photographing something each day would be a great idea. With a camera in my hand, I feel transformed and I tend to see the beauty in what I used to think mundane.

The magazine suggestion is interesting as well. Everyone knows that it is good to be a well-rounded person, but the more you learn and discover, the more you have to talk to people about. The better you connect to a person the more they like you (and perhaps think you're interesting). Besides, there is so much in this world that you will never see and never learn if you didn't put in a bit of effort, and how much time does it take to read a magazine? An hour maybe? Great to do on any commute. You might even find a new interest or passion.

These are only two suggestions that I thought I would comment about, but there are others that are equally interesting. The funny thing is, everything comes back to suggestion number 2: Blog. Share. Get your point of view out there. Even if no one is reading it, writing it on paper makes substance to your thoughts. They are put down in an orderly manner (sometimes) and are made more clear than if you just kept them in your head. It is also good practice in conversing. The more you write, the easier it will be to talk... perhaps even about something that you written. And wouldn't it be cool if someone subscribed to your blog? People who actually care about what you say. Now, that's nice.