{"id":1333,"date":"2010-09-28T20:37:11","date_gmt":"2010-09-28T19:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colinmcnulty.com\/blog\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2010-09-28T20:37:11","modified_gmt":"2010-09-28T19:37:11","slug":"50-questions-that-will-free-you-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colinmcnulty.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/28\/50-questions-that-will-free-you-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Questions That Will Free You Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No no, it&#8217;s not whether to take the red pill or the blue pill!  I don&#8217;t normally post stuff like this, but this one did get to me.  There are some brutal questions in here that really make you wake up and smell the coffee!  I&#8217;ve highlighted a few that I thought were particularly meaningful:<\/p>\n<p>   <strong>1. How old would you be if you didn\u2019t know how old you are?<\/strong><br \/>\n   2. Which is worse, failing or never trying?<br \/>\n   3. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don\u2019t like and like so many things we don\u2019t do?<br \/>\n<strong>   4. When it\u2019s all said and done, will you have said more than you\u2019ve done?<\/strong><br \/>\n   5. What is the one thing you\u2019d most like to change about the world?<br \/>\n   6. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?<br \/>\n   7. Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?<br \/>\n<strong>   8. If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?<\/strong><br \/>\n   9. To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?<br \/>\n  10. Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?<br \/>\n  11. You\u2019re having lunch with three people you respect and admire.  They all start criticizing a close friend of yours, not knowing she is your friend.  The criticism is distasteful and unjustified.  What do you do?<br \/>\n  12. If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?<br \/>\n  13. Would you break the law to save a loved one?<br \/>\n  14. Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?<br \/>\n  15. What\u2019s something you know you do differently than most people?<br \/>\n  16. How come the things that make you happy don\u2019t make everyone happy?<br \/>\n  17. What one thing have you not done that you really want to do?  What\u2019s holding you back?<br \/>\n  18. Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?<br \/>\n  19. If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?<br \/>\n  20. Do you push the elevator button more than once?  Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?<br \/>\n<strong>  21. Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?<\/strong><br \/>\n  22. Why are you, you?<br \/>\n  23. Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?<br \/>\n  24. Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you?<br \/>\n  25. What are you most grateful for?<br \/>\n  26. Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?<br \/>\n  27. Is it possible to know the truth without challenging it first?<br \/>\n  28. Has your greatest fear ever come true?<br \/>\n  29. Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset?  Does it really matter now?<br \/>\n  30. What is your happiest childhood memory?  What makes it so special?<br \/>\n  31. At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?<br \/>\n  32. If not now, then when?<br \/>\n  33. If you haven\u2019t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?<br \/>\n  34. Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?<br \/>\n  35. Why do religions that support love cause so many wars?<br \/>\n  36. Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil?<br \/>\n  37. If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job?<br \/>\n<strong>  38. Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing?<\/strong><br \/>\n  39. Do you feel like you\u2019ve lived this day a hundred times before?<br \/>\n  40. When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?<br \/>\n  41. If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?<br \/>\n  42. Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous?<br \/>\n  43. What is the difference between being alive and truly living?<br \/>\n  44. When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?<br \/>\n  45. If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?<br \/>\n  46. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?<br \/>\n  47. When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?<br \/>\n  48. What do you love?  Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love?<br \/>\n  49. In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday?  What about the day before that?  Or the day before that?<br \/>\n  50. Decisions are being made right now.  The question is:  Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No no, it&#8217;s not whether to take the red pill or the blue pill! I don&#8217;t normally post stuff like this, but this one did get to me. 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