“doing things without needing or wanting validation from other people makes someone interesting. cultural traditions make someone interesting. having the ability to talk to a stranger and pick up on any type of topic / conversation makes someone interesting—it's one thing to know a lot about one thing, but it's everything to know a little about a... See more

You can’t choose to be mysterious just by withholding facts about yourself. Mystery is a byproduct of depth, and depth is built slowly through what you feed your mind and notice in the world. It’s not about saying something impressive, it’s about becoming someone worth listening to, even in silence.