Question #548

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #80

Would you rather die peacefully among friends at age 55, or painfully and alone at age 80? Assume that most of the last 25 years would be good ones.

Question #547

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #79

(this was one of my fave questions to ask in class ...)

For $40,000 would you be willing to go for 3 months without washing, brushing your teeth, flossing, or using deodorant? Assume you could not explain your reasons to anyone, and that there would be no long-term effect on your career.

Question #546

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #78

If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are now living?

Question #545

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #77

Do you feel ill at ease going alone to either dinner or a movie? What about going on a vacation by yourself?

Question #543

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #76

One hot summer afternoon, while walking through a parking lot at a large shopping center, you notice a dog suffering badly from the heat inside a locked car. What would you do?

Question #543

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #75

After a medical examination, your doctor calls you in and gravely says you have a rare lymphatic cancer and only a few months to live. Five days later, he informs you that the lab tests were mislabeled; you are perfectly healthy.

Forced for a moment to look death in the face, you have been allowed to turn and go on. During those difficult days you would certainly have gained some insights about yourself. Do you think they would be worth the pain?

Question #542

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #74

Would you enjoy spending a month of solitude in a beautiful natural setting? Food and shelter would be provided but you would not see another person.

Question #541

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #73

Would you be willing to go to a slaughterhouse and kill a cow? Do you eat meat?

Question #540

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #72

If you could have free, unlimited service for five years from an extremely good cook, chauffer, housekeeper, masseuse, or personal secretary, which would you choose?

Question #539

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #71

Would you be willing to have horrible nightmares every night for a year if you would be rewarded with $20,000,000 at the end of that year?

Question #538

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #70

When did you last yell at someone? Why?? Did you later regret it?

Question #537

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #69

If a friend were almost always late, would you resent it or simply allow for it? Can you be counted on to be on time?

Question #536

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #68

When has your life dramatically changed as the result of some seemingly random external influence? How much do you feel in control of your life? Does living as though you control your own destiny lead to a more powerful life?

Question #535

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #67

Would you risk your life for someone close to you out of feelings of obligation or out of feelings of love? For instance .... would you donate a kidney to them? Would it matter if you could refuse without anyone ever knowing? What if the person asked you not to risk your life?

Question #534

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #66

Do you feel that advice from older people carries a special weight because of their experience?

Question #533

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #65

When you tell a story, do you often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why?

Question #532

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #64

You and a person you love deeply are placed in separate rooms with a button next to each of you. You know that you will both be killed unless one of you presses your button before 60 minutes pass; furthermore, the first person to press the button will save the life of the other person, but will immediately be killed.

What do you think you would do?

Question #531

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #63

Assume there were a technological breakthrough that would allow people to travel as easily and cheaply between continents as between nearby cities. Unfortunately, there would also be 100,000 deaths a year from the device.

Would you try to prevent its use?

Question #530

From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D

Q #62

If you walked out of your house one morning and saw a bird with a broken wing huddled in some nearby bushes, what would you do?