Mikael Krogerus - The Question Book: What Makes You Tick?

THE QUESTION BOOK Also by Mikael Krogerus & Roman Tschppeler THE DECISION BOOK

WHAT MAKES YOU TICK? Mikael Krogerus & Roman Tschppeler Translated by Jenny Peining WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY PHILIP EARNHART First published in Great Britain in 2012 by Profile Books Ltd 3A Exmouth House Pine Street London EC1R 0JH www.profilebooks.com First published in Switzerland, entitled Fragebuch, by Kein und Aber AG Zurich www.keinundaber.ch Copyright Kein und Aber, 2009 Translation copyright Jenny Peining, 2011 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Printed and bound in Italy by L.E.G.O. S.p.a. Lavis The moral right of the authors has been asserted. All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 978 184 668 538 5 eISBN 978 184765 798 5

This book started life with a really good question: why do people so rarely ask a really good question? This question turned into an experiment: what would happen if we compiled all the questions wed ever wanted to ask, but for whatever reason had kept to ourselves? Questions that we kick ourselves afterwards for not asking, questions that get us thinking or make us laugh. We discussed and debated, reflected and read. And above all we did something that we dont do often enough: we asked questions. The experiment turned into a book, which you are now holding: 616 provocative, stimulating, revealing, challenging and eye-opening questions. You can fill out The Question Book alone like a diary. You can use it to pass the time during a long train or plane journey or use it as the basis for your memoirs! You can use The Question Book to find out whether you are reaching your potential at work, to lighten up a dull dinner party, or to draw a family member out of their shell.

You can use it to spice up your relationship, or to finally get to know your parents and it may lead to some heated discussions with your children. With this book youll get even the shyest person talking. We believe everyone has a good story to tell: you just need to ask them the right questions. Use The Question Book as you like: start from the back, scribble all over it, add your own questions. But dont expect any answers from us.

Dont think about a question for too long; go with the first answer that comes into your head. Dont think about a question for too long; go with the first answer that comes into your head.

There are no right answers, only honest ones. No answer is binding. It can always be revised. We all admire people who have good answers. And we admire people who ask good questions even more. THE QUESTION BOOK

Think about the last twelve months of your life and answer the following questions: Your book of the year: Your song of the year: A film that you saw in the last twelve months: Your item of clothing of the year: The best sex: The most important person: The most annoying person: A person you apologised to: A person that you got to know: A person you lost/left: A person you neglected: A person who neglected you: A bad argument: Which of your friends did you see the most last year? Who inspired you? Who did you inspire? Something that changed your life: The best gift: An expensive purchase: The best holiday: A sense of achievement (at work): The biggest disappointment: Did you earn more or less than in the previous twelve months? more less the same A plan that you carried out: How often were you ill in the last year? The question of the year: Something you learned: Something you forgot: A political event that moved you: The party of the year: Your quote of the year: Your word of the year: The wine of the year: Something that surprised you: The most difficult decision you had to make: Something you regret doing: Something you regret not doing: Was this your best year so far? yes no Why? Where are you right now? Three things that you can reach without getting up: a. b. c. Two things that you did today: a. b. Two people youve been thinking about a lot lately: Next page