I'll share a little story that might help: About a year ago, one of my coworkers, who happens to work in a division of our office several hours to the south of where I work, wrote a piece for our own inter-company newsletter about her chickens. Now, I'm not really interested in chickens, but I read the story anyway. It was so funny and charming that I felt compelled to email her to thank her for sharing it. At the time, I didn't know her other than by name, but her story, and my email in response to her, sparked a friendship. While I never actually see her, we email regularly and share what's going on in our respective lives. She's a very funny, lovely person, and I'm so glad she shared something with me about herself.

I share that because you just never know how, why or over what you might connect with someone. I think being genuine and open goes a long way toward bridging all sorts of gaps with people. Now, you may have no interest in bridging gaps at work--and that's fine--but you never know how sharing your interests with others might impact them.