Amid the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it is easy to for the mind to wander from what matters most. With work, small talk, and technology, it is only natural for our brains to bounce back and forth, leaving us in a loop of fleeting, superficial thoughts. It gets harder to focus and think deeply.
Below is a list of fifty questions intended to get you back to thinking deeply. While this list is not necessarily comprehensive, the questions below can be a good starting point to provoking thought and stimulating the mind in a fun and accessible way.
Enjoy!
Does death make lifelong learning meaningless?
Every person who knows you has a different version of you in their minds. Which person in your life do you think has the most accurate "version?" Is that person you?
A telepath is coming your way! What are the thoughts and secrets you hope the telepath never sees?
What would you do to prevent said telepath from learning your most intimate thoughts and secrets?
What motivates you to live?
If there was definite, absolutely irrefutable proof that there is or is not a god, how would you react?
Which would you rather have: hyper-intelligence, super strength, or longevity?
You are an animal, and you encounter humans for the first time. What do you think of them?
If you could change one thing about society, what would you change?
What is the most cowardly thing a person can do?
What is the most creative idea you have come up with?
How do you know you are truly being yourself?
Are you for or against the Oxford comma?
Has there ever been a time when life felt meaningless? What caused this to happen?
You are a character in a sci-fi show. Do you think you would be a hero, villain, anti-hero, or random background character?
Have you ever felt that life might be meaningless?
What is your greatest bias?
A TV show is being made about YOU! What do you think should be the show's theme song?
If a book was written about your life, what do you think readers would think of that book?
What is your greatest mistake, and what have you learned from it?
Beauty (a human) falls in love with Beast (who is cursed to be a non-human chimera). Do you find that strange?
You have the ability to understand and communicate with animals. What kind of conversations do you think the animals will have, and what will be the first thing you would ask them?
What do you think your future self would think of you?
What is a fate worse than death?
Would you rather live a happy life for one year or a miserable life for eighty years?
You encounter a mythical beast that conjures the darkest thoughts you have. What kind of thoughts do you start having?
If there was one word to describe you, what would that word be?
You are an extraterrestrial that is trying to destroy Earth. What is the main reason you are doing this?
What is the greatest struggle you have overcome?
What do you hope people remember you for after you die?
You are an admired red carpet celebrity. What have you become famous for?
What is your worst habit?
What is one thing you would like to do before you die?
Your teacher asks you to write a Haiku about your life. What do you write?
If you were allowed to give the world a one-sentence quote that everyone is guaranteed to remember, what would you say?
How would you face your greatest fear?
What is your least favorite memory?
How do you know you are what you claim to be?
Would you rather be happy but corrupt or miserable but virtuous?
Where do you see yourself fifteen years from now?
What is the most evil thing a person can do?
You are in a magical living room that is changed and rearranged based on your personality. If you had such a living room, what would it look like?
What is one thing you still struggle with?
A wizard is willing to cast a charm that will give you the ability to automatically become fluent in any language. Which language would you choose to become fluent in?
Has technology done more good or harm to society?
What color(s) do you associate your personality with?
What is the smartest thing you have done?
If you could automatically learn one subject, what would that subject be?
If your personality had a shape, what shape would it take?
Why did you choose to look at this list in the first place?
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