In the first set of studies, the researchers asked people to describe things "that other people do that make them seem boring to you." Then they made ... pausing a long time before responding ...

It depends on your job, but successful men, as well as women, work long hours. Socially, they want to relax. Listening to other people’s conversation ... men boring? It depends who you ask.

Harvard University neuroscientists found the reason: It feels so rewarding to the brain when people self-disclose in a conversation that they ... You don’t learn anything by asking boring ...