This is one of those things I can't believe it took me so long to learn. If a conversation is boring you, all else being equal, the other person is likely to also be bored. If you're enjoying talking to someone, again without any other knowledge, they are probably also enjoying the conversation.
Plenty of exceptions and I have no explanation for it because I am a paper-shell of a human being, but it's a useful heuristic.
Plenty of exceptions and I have no explanation for it because I am a paper-shell of a human being, but it's a useful heuristic.