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Do you not enjoy small talk all that much, or do you want to get to know your new love, colleague, or sister in law really well, ask them these questions. (Okay, maybe not all forty in one time…)
In the Netherlands, in elementary school, it is common to trade “friendship books” with all the kids in your class. Those were full of questions like “What is your favorite food” and “What do you want to be when you grow up”. French writer Marcel Proust filled in one of these friendship books once, one from one of his dear friends. The list he filled in became so famous that it was named after him – The Proust Questionnaire – and it is still a great way to get to know people. This is a modern, complemented version.
Tip: try to fill in the list for yourself, it could be that you discover something new about yourself. What does happiness mean to you? And do you have a motto – if not, what could it be?
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