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Yesterday while I was going for a walk, I saw a group of children gathered around all listening with keen interest to what another child had to say, they all seemed to be able to relate to the subject discussed. This brought back fond memories i had and then I began to wonder what actually makes people interesting?
One may say that those who are interesting are the ones with some unusual stuffs in their ability, like one who's somehow different from the norm and has the ability to tell bewildering stories or may has achieved an extraordinary feat. You are not wrong when you say this is what makes someone interesting but you're not entirely correct also.
So to be interesting, one may think he has to read some more books, gain more knowledge, travel more especially to much remote places or make friends in high places. This is helpful too but notice how all these leads up to one thing; that is for you to be different from the norm without actually realizing that we're all different in our own ways even without doing anything.
The problem here is that we are already different but just don't realize it. Look deeply into yourself and listen to your inner thoughts and you'll see that you have some interestingly different view on various subjects, like politics to the news from the media or the world at large. Our inner feelings and thoughts show different and captivating remarks but we never admit this to ourselves let alone another person.
Go back little to the earlier incidence with those little children, although they didn't really seem interesting to some people, but its the honest way in which they chit chat about their take one various subjects that actually determines their interest regardless of what other might think. We used to be that way until we overly became worried about being normal.
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Whenever you fear of coming across as dumb all you need to do is to look deep down to access what you feel and really believe. Its a habit we all need to consciously develop. What we may think as dull may actually be regarded as charming and interesting by the next person beside you because he can actually relate deeply to what you're saying.
Everyone is interesting. Those who we see as interesting as the ones who have been bold enough to share with you their deep thoughts and beliefs. They have not let self hatred or self suspicion hold them back from expressing what they actually feel or believe deep down. They have been confident enough to believe that what they have to share with others will be "interesting" and it most certainly will be that way.