I’m 22 years old and I work in Tech. Like many of us, I was deeply introverted and shy up until a couple years ago when I started to really get out of my shell and be proactive in my social life.
All I really do right now is work, workout, and then read/watch documentaries/work on side projects in my free time. I’ve always been more into intellectual pursuits and sports, popular subjects, hasn’t really interested me that much.
Whenever I bring up what book im reading, or subject im researching, workday, etc my friends basically have no interest in intellectual pursuits which I really enjoy.
It makes me feel like im boring and have nothing to contribute to conversations when im hanging out with friends, especially with sports.
What can I do to feel more “interesting” and “not boring” in conversations when asked about my hobbies and on the flip side not be engaged and involved in normie topics?
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Find new friends. Don’t ever dumb down to fit in with the crowd.
The things you like to do are special because you like them. Spend no time thinking that they’re not interesting enough, because “interesting” is a relative term.
All that matters is that you like them, and if you find a way to implement it into a conversation, do it, whether they find it interesting or not.
The key is to not overshare.
You know who Bill Gates is, right – the guy who founded Microsoft?… Maybe you should read his blog. I don’t think he was ever into sports, I think you would like the type of things he read -and he writes quite a bit himself.