Depending on what you mean by boring it could be 1. "The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot" or "A skilled or knowledgeable person often fails to use their s

Depending on what you mean by boring it could be 1. "The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot" or "A skilled or knowledgeable person often fails to use their skills for the benefit of their family and people close to them."[0] 2. Minimalism is strongly represented in tech design right now, and could be considered boring. [0] http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/the+shoemaker's+son+always+goes+barefoot.html http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/the+shoemaker's...