Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Proust Questionnaire

You can tell a lot about a person through Proust Questionnaire.

I recently came across this on Facebook and tried it with three friends. I didn't learn much as all of them happened to be close friends but it made all of them think a lot about life and what they wanted out of it.

Below is the list of questions containing my answers.
  1. What is your idea of perfect happiness?
    • A night out with MNIT friends
  2. What is your greatest fear?
    • That I'll be dependent on someone completely
  3. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
    • Extreme indecisiveness
  4. What is the trait you most deplore in others?
    • Arrogance/lack of empathy
  5. Which living person do you most admire?
    • Bill Gates, Rahul Dravid comes a close second
  6. What is your greatest extravagance?
    • Flights to friends' weddings/many unread books
  7. What is your current state of mind?
    • Confusion, Anxiety, Restlessness 
  8. What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
    • Ability to make money
  9. On what occasion do you lie?
    • When I don't want to turn up somewhere
  10. What do you most dislike about your appearance?
    • Slouching back
  11. Which living person do you most despise?
    • Karan Johar, Ravindra Gaikwad (no one in particular actually)
  12. What is the quality you most like in a man?
    • Strength of character/Care
  13. What is the quality you most like in a woman?
    • Strength of character/Care
  14. Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
    • Kya Bakwas Hai
  15. What or who is the greatest love of your life?
    • Watching the batting of Sachin Tendulkar
  16. When and where were you happiest?
    • 2004 School Farewell (was nominated for the best boy)
  17. Which talent would you most like to have?
    • Playing Guitar
  18. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
    • Indecisiveness/Procrastination (first leads to second)
  19. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
    • That I helped a few people in getting admissions for higher studies
    • Made it to the semifinals of a national level quiz almost single handed
  20. If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
    • A doctor who also teaches
    • Bill Gates (for the sheer impact he has had on the world)
  21. Where would you most like to live?
    • London (now), Bhutan (after retirement)
  22. What is your most treasured possession?
    • A letter from a friend which he left before leaving for abroad
  23. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
    • Loneliness caused by one's own actions
  24. What is your favorite occupation?
    • A good quiz session
  25. What is your most marked characteristic?
    • A helpful person
  26. What do you most value in your friends?
    • Care
  27. Who are your favorite writers?
    • William Dalrymple (English), Shivaji Sawant (Hindi), Ghalib (urdu)
  28. Who is your hero of fiction?
    • Phileas Fogg (Around The World In 80 days)
  29. Which historical figure do you most identify with?
    • No one (If I had to name one, I would say Nehru, very remotely though)
  30. Who are your heroes in real life?
    • Those who do the right thing irrespective of the situation
  31. What are your favorite names?
    • Aditya, Anjali, Kabir
  32. What is it that you most dislike?
    • People not respecting my time
  33. What is your greatest regret?
    • That I didn't treat well some people who loved me 
  34. How would you like to die?
    • In sleep
  35. What is your motto?
    • Do no harm, help when you can

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