Are You Boring?
20 Questions
3 Minutes
Can you hold people's attention?
Being boring has a high social cost. We evolved to focus on what’s most interesting; if something, or someone, isn’t, our instinct is to move away and seek something that seems more important or engaging. Could your conversational style be limiting you? Consider these questions to find out.
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Who Is This Test For?
This test is for anyone curious about what makes people boring, or concerned that they be boring to others themselves.
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How to Get Help
If you worry about your social or conversational skills, and think that they may be limiting you personally or professionally, you can speak to a mental health professional about ways to change. You can find a clinician in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory.
Sources
Charisma Basic, Psychology Today.
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Leary, M. R., Rogers, P. A., Canfield, R. W., & Coe, C. Boredom in interpersonal encounters: Antecedents and social implications. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1986.social
Van Tilburg, et al. Boring People: Stereotype Characteristics, Interpersonal Attributions, and Social Reactions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2022.
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