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Earnest but interesting is sometimes a recipe for drama. Nothing worse than being well-meaning, right about something and saying something no one really wants t
by DoreenMichele 6y ago
Earnest but interesting is sometimes a recipe for drama. Nothing worse than being well-meaning, right about something and saying something no one really wants to hear.
If you have any sense whatsoever, you intentionally shoot for "boring" while being publicly earnest.
Remember: "May you live in interesting times" is a Chinese curse. There's a downside to being interesting.
- andi999 6y agoThat proverb is wrongfully attributed to the chinese.(me beeing the party pooper here)
- DoreenMichele 6y agoI initially wrote it without the word Chinese and felt like the sentence didn't convey "This is intended to wish you ill." I felt it sounded more like "This is a swear word." Can't win for losing. ;)
- webmaven 6y ago> Remember: "May you live in interesting times" is a Chinese curse. There's a downside to being interesting. Another (possibly better) saying to illustrate the downside might be "The nail that sticks out gets hammered."
- DoreenMichele 6y agoThank you. That's a much better way to say that.