You have probably heard people say that life is too short to endure mean people. That is an interesting quote and I have seen it now on a couple on bumper stickers, and I’m sure you have heard it spoken as well. Have you ever considered that life is too short to endure Boring people? Should you work hard to avoid boring people too?

Personally, I would rather be around people who are fully engaged in their life experience with lots of energy, strength of character and interesting things to talk about. I would like to be around people who will have personality, humor and are just plain fun to be around. If someone is boring, and you cannot get a fix on what type of personality they have, then it is very hard to be friends.

Unfortunately, if you are a person who is very exciting to be around, you will find that boring people like to cling on to you. But, you must realize that they can also bring you down. You need to learn how to avoid boring people. One way to do this is have your cell phone dial itself and pretend to be in a big fat hurry and tell them you have to go. This allows you to excuse yourself from the boring person.

One thing I have learned is that you cannot use location to determine where the boring people will hang out. Some of the most happening places have boring people hanging around and some of the most interesting people you will ever meet in your life hang out at the library. So, I recommend using my cell phone trick.

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