Proust Questionaire
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being in love, in an amazing place with a sense of “nothing could go wrong”. Everyone around me being happy as well.
What is your greatest fear?
Growing old and forgetting the past.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
A young Albert Einstein- a quench for knowledge that seems insatiable- but feeling a bit held back by the environment Im in.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Being arrogant.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Lack of pride and dignity. (Self- Respect)
What is your greatest extravagance?
I have no money to be extravagant with.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Being non-judgmental. It gets confused for “Not having an opinion whatsoever”.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
My yellowness in the winter.
Which living person do you most despise?
Golddiggers and Backstabbers.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Random, Insane, Super.
What is your greatest regret?
Not going straight to grad school!
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
We’ll see.
Which talent would you most like to have?
Control my tongue. And temper.
What is your current state of mind?
Stressed because I lack the focus I need.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
More focus and discipline to achieve the things I want.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Nothing yet.
What is your most treasured possession?
Photographs.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Loss of self-respect.
What is your favorite occupation?
Feeling useful intellectually.
What is your most marked characteristic?
Talkative.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Loyalty, romanticism (in a good dosage). Hardworking and perseverance.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Loyalty. It is hard to come by.
What do you most value in your friends?
Long useless hours of chatting, companionship, support and long-term friendship.
Who are your favorite writers?
Gabriel García Márquez, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Milan Kundera, L. Tolstoy
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Pass.
Who are your heroes in real life?
People that could stop wars. And since that doesn’t happen Ill go with rescuers. Like the ones that dig people out from piles of rubble after an earthquake, mudslide, terrorist attack, tsunami.
How would you like to die?
In my sleep. Very old.
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
Winston Churchill.
What is your motto?
"A lo hecho, pecho”
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I hereby pledge to do this questionaire once every 5 years.
marco teorico de este momento en mi vida:
1. lousy, unfulfilling job
2. 23 anos
3. un novio , C.
4. -1 apartment
5. one bachelor degree, no post graduate.
6. high hopes for becoming a top human rights lawyer!
