How to complete the 50 Questions that will free your mind by MulyaBulya

"Objection! Leading the witness!"

How I did it: I just copied and pasted the questions from the site they were on. It seemed like most of them were trying to provoke a very specific answer, and/or designed to make the reader go "Ooooh, now I see!" but they all seemed a little condescending, as thought the author felt they were so profound as to never have been thought of or considered by anyone before.

Sometimes my answer didn't match the answer that seemed like the "correct" one from how I was reading the question. I don't feel like I learned much from it, and I wonder if that is my fault or not.

Lessons & tips: Have fun. There are no wrong answers.

Resources: Here's the link with the list:
http://www.marcandangel.com/2009/07/13/50-questions-that-will-free-your-mind/


 

Jan 06, 2011, 03:47PM PST | 8 comments | 11 cheers


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CrunchyBread ♥img by Mulya♥

I absolutely agree.

I’ve always thought those 50 questions sounded pretentious and leading. They do not free your mind. They try to grab your hand and make you agree with the form of “enlightenment” the author thinks they’ve found.

The one question I almost liked was the one which asked if I’d rather be a happy idiot or a miserable genius. Almost everyone I know answered that they’d rather be a happy idiot. I think that’s a selfish answer, because so what if you’re happy? If you’re an idiot you’re not contributing much to society. I personally would rather be a miserable genius, who might leave something significant behind. This question was interesting to me only because it helped me learn a lot about the OTHER people who answered it.

Then again, maybe most people already ARE happy idiots, and I already HAVE been a miserable genius, so I know I can survive it. (I’m not really miserable now. :)

Jan 06, 2011, 05:33PM PST | Thread | Respond to this 4 cheers

MulyaBulya

I went the happy idiot route...

lol… oops! I’ve suffered from depression for many years, and already feel like an idiot most of the time… I thought I might as well be happy the way I am instead of sad! I want this zen thing in my life… I don’t contribute much goodwill or kindness when I’m miserable.

Jan 06, 2011, 06:42PM PST | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

CrunchyBread ♥img by Mulya♥

Awwww!

I want you to be happy too. But you’re so NOT an idiot!

Jan 06, 2011, 09:31PM PST | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

MulyaBulya

Thanks :)

I know I’m not really an idiot… more like I know I have a lot to learn. :)

Jan 06, 2011, 10:08PM PST | Respond to this

Brad armPitt Today I am made of 17479 days.

Ditto.

Perhaps someone should come up with 50 OTHER questions that will actually help ‘free your mind’.

Jan 29, 2011, 11:16AM PST | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

MulyaBulya

lol

I think epiphanies are to personal to be able to design them for other people. Maybe whoever wrote this felt that, at some point his/her mind was freed because of them, but everyone is too different from one another to be freed by the same questions!

By the way, your user-name made me laugh out loud!

Jan 29, 2011, 12:05PM PST | Respond to this

jin4

That's exactly what I thought and why I couldn't complete them

As a matter of fact, I like to refer to them as “the 50 questions that will f*!$ your mind” now :).

I tried to come up with a deep answer for maybe the first 4 then I just read through the others with a depressed gaze as it occured to me that their way to “free” my mind and help me improve my life was to first show me how bad it sucked… I think I prefer horoscopes.

Sep 10, 02:37PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

MulyaBulya

lol!

I felt the same way! It was tryignt o get me to “break free” from my actually pretty nice life. I prefer to improve upon the things that I feel like need improving… not what someone else tells me!

Sep 10, 02:39PM PDT | Respond to this 2 cheers


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