Death & what remains
Six questions about regret, last chances, what remains, and how knowing you will die has changed how you live.
6 questions, 111 answers on the record, from 81 members. Every question is asked in FLAPSS wording — nobody answers as anybody else.
What are you still hoping to finish?
Mountaineer and explorer; first ascent of Everest, 1953
Recorded · Academy of Achievement
As I’ve gotten older, my goals have become more solidified. My main concentration is on the welfare of the people I’ve worked with in the Himalayas and on human welfare in general.
39th President of the United States, 1977–1981; Governor of Georgia 1971–1975
Recorded · CNN · 2015
As far as the Carter Center's concerned, I would like to see guinea worm completely eradicated before -- before I die. I'd like for the last guinea worm to die before I do. ...
Neurologist and writer
Recorded · The New York Times · 2015
On the contrary, I feel intensely alive, and I want and hope in the time that remains to deepen my friendships, to say farewell to those I love, to write more, to travel if I have the…
Members with enough answers in this questionnaire to be worth arriving at — listed A–Z, not ranked by count.
Singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
2 answers United States b. 1979
Singer, songwriter and guitarist; lead vocalist of Pixies
2 answers United States b. 1965
Singer, songwriter and musician
2 answers Australia b. 1979
Critic, essayist, poet and broadcaster
2 answers Australia 1939–2019
Novelist and screenwriter
2 answers Australia 1955–2016
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; records as Badly Drawn Boy
2 answers United Kingdom
Musician and singer; one half of Chromeo
2 answers Canada b. 1978
Co-founder and chief executive of Nubank
2 answers Colombia
Musician, songwriter and record producer
2 answers United Kingdom b. 1946
Songwriter, musician and actor; guitarist of Spandau Ballet
2 answers United Kingdom b. 1959
Neurosurgeon and writer
2 answers United Kingdom b. 1950
Electronic musician, record label owner and curator
2 answers United Kingdom b. 1974
General
Twelve questions in FLAPSS wording — taste, daily life, craft, failure, and who formed you. The place to start if you have no idea where to start.
Identity & self
For a birthday, a quiet Sunday, or the week you realise you have been answering other people's priorities. Not a goal worksheet — the questions people answer differently at fifty than at twenty-five.
Reading & recommendations
Five questions about books you pass on, books that changed you, gaps on your list, and long-form work that stayed with you.