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The difference between Being Interesting Vs. Being Interested!

Is there a difference, really? Being Interesting and Being Interested sound the same. Nearly. But they are not.

Being Interesting is intently about presenting self. It portrays self-credentials, looks, skills, specialties, status, fame, impressions, effects, and inadequacies. All actions center on improving each of these things. 

It helps to be conscious of how self comes across to others so that they find you Interesting. It is protective of self at all times, and thus it can have the flavor of masking who we really are. 

Being Interesting tasks oneself to force an impact on one's actions, aura, or identity. It is disappointing when the effect is dismal.

Being Interested, on the other hand, is about the willingness of self to indulge with the world around. It is inquisitive of surroundings and people. It is keen on understanding others' skills, specialties, credentials, effects, impacts, and interests and drawing input to benefit self-development. It reflects an open mind and broad thinking that better can exist elsewhere, and we can pick it up by 

Being Interested to learn is such a progressive approach that makes the self remain content with what is already known. 

Being Interested makes the self curious to strive and gain better knowledge from the surroundings about what it does not know.

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