Built into the concept of “interesting” is the unexplored. The temptation of discovery and the new.
And so, by definition, wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, it’s likely that there is something more interesting somewhere else. The people at the next table may be talking about something more fascinating than your date is… the only way to know is to listen in.
Part of the curse of the smartphone is that it brings the more-interesting chasm right into our hands. Being present and focused now takes Herculean effort.
As long as we choose to imagine it, the apparent insufficiency of here and now will be with us. Sometimes it even comes knocking.