Random and Quirky Character Questions
1. What activities or rituals have grown on you in recent years — ones you didn’t like or know before?
2. What’s on your mind these days?
3. What do you do on a regular basis that many might not expect when looking at your life from the outside?
4. What do you enjoy that others usually disenjoy?
5. What is a routine or habit you’ve developed recently that has unexpectedly become important to you?
6. What’s a piece of advice you’ve received that has stuck with you over the years?
7. What are you currently learning that you’re not very good at yet?
8. What would surprise you about your own life if you were to watch it as a movie trailer?
9. What do you consider to be stereotype-breaking in your own life?
10. From an outsider’s perspective, what might you envy about your own life? What are one, two, or three things you would envy?
11. Think of an object from your childhood or youth that comes to mind.
12. Name an object from recent months that has subtly made your life better, perhaps so subtly that you rarely notice it.
13. Who are two people you often think about these days?
14. What do you believe you do better than most of your friends?
15. Aside from your current job, what activity are you so skilled at that someone would pay you to do it?
16. Something you’re addicted to?
17. What is your favorite spot in your home?
18. Two compliments you often receive: Which means more to you?
19. What could you currently use most: stamina, calm, courage, or creativity?
20. What luxury could you give up? Why don’t you?
21. A person you trust:
22. A person you are proud of:
23. How does your best friend today differ from your best friend in childhood?
24. What stereotypes come to mind regarding your nationality? Which apply to you?
25. Something you typically spend a lot of money on:
26. What have you come to accept, despite struggling with it for a long time?
27. What do you think you spend too much time on? Not enough?
28. In what ways do you lie to yourself?
29. A trip that changed you:
30. Your first action when you return from a trip:
31. A smell from your childhood:
32. Who was your favorite teacher, and what exactly did you like about them?
33. What have you owned since your childhood:
34. What have you learned about men from your father?
35. How would your father describe you?
36. What have you learned about women from your mother?
37. How would your mother describe you?
38. In what way do you find your family better than other families you know?
39. Your favorite relative, then: Now:
40. What image comes to mind when you think of your great love?
41. One thing you’ve done recently that first scared you, but turned out to be good.
42. Three experiences or memories with loved ones or friends that you cherish, but that you might not think to appreciate on a daily basis.
43. Three words that describe your love life.
44. What do you believe in, even though you can’t prove it?
45. What are you no longer afraid of?
46. What are some of the best times of your life?