Asking questions is a form art. Here are I collect my fav ones.
My questions
What most surprised you in X?
How our society should tackle Replication Crisis?
How our society should counter-act our Cognitive Biases?
If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are now living? Why?
“what is your relationship with X? What is your relationship with fitness? With food? With the internet? “What is the history of your relationship with music? With travel? With leadership? With taking responsibility? Strength? Vulnerability? Fashion? Self-expression? Optimism? Being a public figure? Privacy? Intimacy?” via Visa
What skills should be thought at schools?
Askhole
From askhole.io
Have you ever had (what you consider to be) a spiritual experience? If so, what was it like and what effects did it have on you?
Have you been loved enough?
If you could have one but not the other, would you rather love someone or be loved by someone?
Which life lessons that you’ve learned would be most important for the people in this room to hear?
Of all the beliefs you hold, which is most likely to be considered barbaric in 150 years?
If you could press a button that would instantly erase every single false belief you have, would you do it?
What unusual trait do you find most attractive in a romantic partner?
In what ways do you tend to fail at communication?
Rose questions
Good when catching up with a friend. Imagine a rose – what is a petal? (best part), thorn? (worst part), bud? (growth). I extrapolated to:
What surprised you? What was a moment of joy? What broke your heart? How did you grow?
The 36 Questions to connect
(The original title of the set is The 36 Questions That Lead to Love. I don’t like the title because it seems like we ask these questions with a hidden agenda. Because of the title it seems like this is a tool for persuation. But these are good questions to get to know each other, not only in romantic only setting. Perhaps should be renamed to 36 Questions for Connection Connection.
Set I
Set II
Set III
Other question pages
https://patrickcollison.com/questions