Hypothetical questions that give your brain a workout | E-Neighborhood Advisor

The art of conversation is changing. Sometimes we are so connected to our screens that we forget to “connect” with those around us. It’s time to change this. Once in a while, it’s nice to sit down, relax, and just talk. But chatting can quickly get boring when you stick to small talk. After all, there is only so much to say about the weather. Luckily, posing a couple of hypothetical questions can quickly turn a dull chat into an invigorating conversation. Whether serious or silly, hypothetical questions are a great way to get an interesting conversation started. They create an open environment where people can share their inner thoughts and feelings. You get to know the person you are talking to better since these “What if…?” questions force you to think and use your imagination. Save your small talk for the strangers you meet while in line at the supermarket. Try out these hypotheticals the next time you want to have a real conversation. Hypothetical Questions 1. If you had the chance, would you want to be pain-free for the rest of your life? 2. Would you take a $70k/week job offer where you get paid to sit in a pitch-black room and do nothing for 20 hours a day? 3. What would I hear if I asked a group of people who know you for five adjectives to describe you? 4. Which place on the planet would you never want to live, and why? 5. Which famous person’s body would you possess if you were a ghost? 6. What would you do if you could go back in time and learn something sooner, and how would it change things? 7. Would you rather forget about yourself or forget about anyone else? 8. Will you be able to trade 30 extra years of your life in exchange for allowing a stranger to die? 9. Would you take something that removes your body’s need for sleep if it was given to you? 10. Would you rather have to say anything that comes to mind all the time or never have to say anything at all? 11. Which mask would you like if you had to wear one for the rest of your life? 12. What music would you prefer if you could just listen to one song for the rest of your life? 13. What show would you like if you had to be trapped in a TV show for a month? And who would you be if you were a character? 14. We can select a single color that our eyes can see before we are born. What color would you like to choose? 15. Every day, 12 new things arrive in your house, all of which begin with a letter you choose. Which letter would you pick? 16. What would you choose if you had the option of living for seventy years and being incredibly happy or living forever and being unhappy? 17. How would you handle a situation at work where you were asked to execute a task that went against your morals? 18. Would you like to be the President of the United States or the Head of State of a Monarchy? Where would you rule if you were a monarch? 19. What would you eat if you could only eat one food for the rest of your life? 20. Do you think you could persuade a coworker to see your point of view on a strategy’s direction? If that’s the case, how would you persuade them? This is just for fun, and a way to shake up conversations.  My kids ask very interesting questions from time to time, that make me think and they love hypothetical questions like some of these.  Have some fun, please don't be offended, and if you want to let me know what your favorite question is, I'm all ears! :) Your Flooring Consultant, Matt Capell Email: sales@capellinteriors.com Phone (208) 288-0151 P.S. Here's a joke for you! What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?