Word: boringness
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Brabeck was called back to Switzerland in 1975, and after the turbulence he had just lived through, "Vevey seemed as boring as hell," he recalls. Within three months, barely enough time to hang the curtains and find a school for the eldest of his three children, he was on a...
Since discovering the double-helix shape of DNA in 1953, Nobel Laureate James Watson has been a fixture in the news—far too often for his controversial views. Just last month, Watson expressed his belief that black people might have genetically inferior intelligence. In the ensuing uproar, Watson...
Other tidbits of advice simply come across as pretentious, such as “Avoid gatherings of more than two Nobel Prize winners.” Watson’s rationale: most Nobel Prize winners have had their heyday, so gathering them simply leads to a boring atmosphere anchored in...
From the advice at the end of the chapters, Watson draws the book’s title, “Avoid Boring People.” Watson gives this piece of advice twice in the book, the first time advising people to avoid others who are boring, and the second...
While Watson’s anecdotes are often fascinating, the book simply does not fulfill its potential, thanks in large part to its unpleasant, conceited atmosphere. Yet, when the reader looks at the book in perspective, perhaps he should be relieved that Watson’s most controversial comment is...