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?
Professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design
When Jeff Zaslow's column appeared in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), about a dozen publishers emailed me, asked if I would be willing to write a book based on it.
Recorded · Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science · 2007
39th President of the United States, 1977–1981; Governor of Georgia 1971–1975
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. ...
Recorded · CNN · 2015
Neurologist and writer
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…
Recorded · The New York Times · 2015
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.
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.
Craft & work
Six questions about how you work, what your job really is, and the advice your field gets wrong.