#Microblog Monday 364: Making Friends With Questions

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Modern Love published a list of 36 questions people should use to increase love. (Though we liked The New Yorker’s version of 36 questions to fall out of love. We still like to say to each other: “Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you like to punch in the face?”)

Greater Good Science Center came out with a version for kids to use to find friends. My favourites:

• Describe your worst haircut ever.
• If you could be famous for something, what would it be?
• If you had a lot of money and could do anything you wanted with it, what is one thing you would do?

I’m not sure it would work to tell someone to stare deeply into the other person’s eyes for two minutes (I think that was the kickoff instruction in the original questions?) or to ask these questions in such a stilted manner. But teaching a person how to tell a story and then end with asking the other person to give their answer is kind of brilliant. Or, as GGSC points out, teachers could use this in the classroom for kids to get to know one another.

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