Is your life interesting?

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If it is, in what way? How do you make it interesting, what do you do?

God, no - and I love it! I am settling into a very comfortable middle age (in my mid 40s) and was only having a conversation with a friend earlier about how I like knowing the boundaries of my comfort zone and staying well within it. I have done plenty of interesting (and unpleasant!) things over the years. To be honest, I can't believe my good fortunate at having such a pleasant life.

I think so, yes. We've retired early and bought a house abroad in a country we've never even visited together. It's a challenge and brilliant fun. We've also sold our house in one UK country, and we're buying in another. I'm easily bored and think the contrast of splitting our lives between 2 countries and cultures will be fascinating.

I feel quite fulfilled with my life most of the time, sometimes my chronic health conditions/exhaustion gets me down.

It is to me.

I'm a social worker, so my jobs interesting thankfully

However the evenings are extremely mundane, I'm a boring biatch lol

I make it interesting by following things that interest me. I never get bored.
I question everything and want to know how/why/what for. I'm always researching something or other.
I volunteer in my local community and we frequently take the children out on trips which we all enjoy.
I don't think I could ever be bored, so long as I have access to information.

[quote gibletjane]@Marni83

It’s about whether YOU find your life interesting
Not anyone else

Is it? I didn't realise the OP had specified.

Nonetheless I have a fulfilled & varied life but I don't think it's particularly interesting. [/quote]
But we can only answer whether we find our own lives interesting surely?!

Not at the moment, I'm just so bored with it. I agree with PP that its up to the individual to make their life interesting and I've reached a point in my life where I need to do that. Haven't quite figured out how yet as nothing seems feasible ATM (mainly money related as in I have none spare), but I'm working on it.

Nope, it's thankless grind sometimes!

@lannistunut

I am happy with the things I do, I don't care if they are considered interesting. I think 'interesting' is quite a sneering word at times.

I agree. Sometimes "interesting" is stealth snobbery.

ie someone has an "interesting" job = a job which sounds acceptable at dinner parties

@RickOShay

Yes. But looking at it from the outside it looks dull. It’s all about knowing what you want

this ^^ except I would say "what you want NOW"

No it's not interesting but that's not my aim

Very, in good and bad ways. Varied and challenging job, but batshit insane family. Fun hobbies and travel and plenty of adventures, but also chaotic healthwise.

I'm never bored. Very occasionally I might wish I was haha.

Goodness, no. But 'interesting' is overrated in my opinion.

I love my life but it was a different story a year ago and a different story two years ago etc but right now it’s so interesting. I have lots of wonderful friends, I’m surrounded by people who constantly teach me new things, free time to pursue my hobbies and I have the most wonderful child and partner. I’m always looking for things we can do and explore. I’m also aware of how incredibly lucky I am and feel humble everyday. I get joy from little things, collecting leaves and pine cones to make “art” with my child. It’s not what others would say is interesting but we learn about everything around us

Not really.

It was until I had to suspend my studies (STEM and I’m a huge dork).

Now I do the school run
Knit
Cook
Sort/throw/donate/pack (moving house soon)

That’s about it.

I’m also exhausted by 8pm due to long Covid (I’m 35).

I am bored shitless.

No it’s pretty dull. I have a baby so watching her grow and develop is amazing but in terms of my own life I’ve had the confidence kicked out of me by anxiety over the past two years and I find doing the smallest things challenging now. I wish I could recapture the care free feelings of my youth and dive back into living but I feel I am solely responsible for keeping everyone safe and so question everything I do. I feel I need to constantly look out for my kids which is not leaving a lot of time for me to do interesting things.

It’s not full of thrills and spills, but I think it’s reasonably interesting.

I enjoy my job. I’m studying for a degree. I have teenagers who I mostly get on well with and we have a lot of fun. I’m generally very busy and don’t have a lot of down time, but that suits me just fine. We’re lucky enough to be able to go on plenty of trips and abroad most years.

All in all, it’s not bad.

Those of you who find your lives boring. Why don’t you change it? Appreciate you can’t change health issues etc but many many people are not enjoying their lives for no reason as far as I can see. You only live once. Get to it

@Shakeyourface

Those of you who find your lives boring. Why don’t you change it? Appreciate you can’t change health issues etc but many many people are not enjoying their lives for no reason as far as I can see. You only live once. Get to it

This is what I mean - judgement not understanding, because 'interesting' is such a loaded word.

Lots of people are not in a space to change things, surely this is widely understood?

By day, I help to contribute to a fund, to help enable the saving of lives, I am a wildlife and nature, and history and architecture photographer, I tend to study various topics depending on the intrigue of the moment, I like to read philosophy, understand human psychology and also researching forensic science. I have the skill set somewhat similar to Johnny English, I try to be friendly with a Machiavelli mindset, to somewhat gague, others motives and perspectives, I have a lovely lady friend and we connect quite well, overall I'm an unique and odd, individual.

I have had a very interesting life. It is not so exciting now I am retired but I have enough going on to not be bored ever. I was never bored as a child so I think it is just that I can always find things to occupy me that I enjoy doing. I took risks and had an interesting career that took me abroad and I met a lot of very interesting people. Most people think my life was interesting, not just me, because of the things I have done - some of it very random. Now I live a quiet life but it is definitely not dull.

@lannistunut surely interesting just means interesting to you. There’s no agreed rule book on it. People who find their lives boring but don’t do anything about it is who I’m talking about. You can do interesting things in almost all situations and living experiences. I’m not talking about becoming James Bond or something

@DeletedByAccident

Not in the slightest. Chronic health conditions, I’m in bed by 8pm exhausted. DH is bored, DC bored & I have no energy to have a life. I’m in my 40’s buy may as well be 90!

This but no kids and ttc going badly. Not sure what the point of it all is tbh.

[quote Shakeyourface]@lannistunut surely interesting just means interesting to you. There’s no agreed rule book on it. People who find their lives boring but don’t do anything about it is who I’m talking about. You can do interesting things in almost all situations and living experiences. I’m not talking about becoming James Bond or something[/quote]
I stand by my earlier comment, 'interesting' is a sneery word IMO.

Some people are preserving energy for caring responsibilities for example - is this less valuable than doing something 'interesting'? No. But it is less interesting.

Plus many people in poverty, with poor health, with other life challenges simply can't be 'interesting'.