Interesting people have a special magnetism. They tell incredible stories and lead unusual lives. But what exactly makes them so captivating? They’re curious more than anything else. An interesting ...

Most of us know and value pleasant experiences. We savor the taste of a freshly picked strawberry. We laugh more than an event warrants, just because laughing feels good. We might argue about the ...

I was talking to a client who is currently a c-suite executive in a Fortune 500 company. As often happens in large political environments, there has been a major restructure, and after discussions, ...

Everyone has the potential to be interesting. You don't have to be a billionaire, or a CEO, or an astronaut to hold people's attention — you can just be you. It's a question of knowing how to ...

Lorraine Besser received funding for this research from the Templeton Foundation, in coordination with St. Louis University, and from Middlebury College. Imagine it’s Monday morning, too cold and too ...

I’ve always been fascinated by people who seem effortlessly interesting. I used to get jealous of them, but not anymore. Wildly interesting people are a source of fascination to me, and often, it’s ...

From left: MirageC/Moment/Getty Images; Narongsak Noinash/EyeEm/Getty Images; Jordan Lye/Moment/Getty Images; Justin Dodd/Mental Floss (background) Etymologies can be hard to establish beyond a ...