The Proust Questionnaire has its origins in a parlor game popularized (though not devised) by Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist, who believed that, in answering these questions, an individual reveals his or her true nature. Here is the basic Proust Questionnaire.
__1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Travelling
__2.__What is your greatest fear?
Losing family or friends
__3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Procrastination, anxiety
__4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Arrogance, hypocrisy
__5.__Which living person do you most admire?
My brother
__6.__What is your greatest extravagance?
Wasting time
__7.__What is your current state of mind?
Optimistic, delighted
__8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Piety
__9.__On what occasion do you lie?
To avoid something
__10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance?
Mole on face
__11.__Which living person do you most despise?
A person who looks down on others
__12.__What is the quality you most like in a man?
Sensitivity
__13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Empathy
__14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
“Like”, “but then”
__15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Travelling and spending time with my family and friends
__16.__When and where were you happiest?
In Japan, during winter, in the outdoor onsen (hotsprings)
__17.__Which talent would you most like to have?
Having a skill to play a musical instrument
__18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Not worrying or being anxious about something before it actually happens.
__19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I don't know yet.
__20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
A human being
__21.__Where would you most like to live?
I would like to live in Europe.
__22.__What is your most treasured possession?
Photo album
__23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
The loss of person who I really love and care about
__24.__What is your favorite occupation?
Hotel manager
__25.__What is your most marked characteristic?
Energetic, generous, and open-minded
__26.__What do you most value in your friends?
Honest, Respect, Trustworthy, good listener, support
__27.__Who are your favorite writers?
John Green
__28.__Who is your hero of fiction?
Spiderman
__29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Marie Antoinette
__30.__Who are your heroes in real life?
My mother
__31.__What are your favorite names?
Justina, Clara, Ann
__32.__What is it that you most dislike?
I dislike when people break time.
__33.__What is your greatest regret?
I don't know yet.
__34.__How would you like to die?
I would like to die while I am sleeping without any physical or mental pain.
__35.__What is your motto?
“Don’t look back. Always look forward.”
"This too shall pass."
The questions I struggled with the most were...
"If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?"
"What is your most treasured possession?"
The answers I will probably change in 5 years are…(because)...
"Which words or phrases do you most overuse?"
"Which historical figure do you most identify with?"
"Who are your favorite writers?"
As I grow up, I would experience a lot more various things, and I feel that my mind would change.
The answers that surprised me the most were….
"Who are your heroes in real life?"
"When and where were you happiest?"
The questions I had an instinctual reaction to and could easily answer were...
"Who are your heroes in real life?"
"How would you like to die?"
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Question: "When and where were you happiest?"
Explanation: Before I moved to Hawaii, I used to visit Japan during winter every year with my family. Relaxing in the outdoor onsen (hot pool) was incredibly addictive. Because of the cold weather, my face was freezing, but I felt so comfortable and delighted. I would like to go to the onsen again this winter!