Hard Would You Rather Questions

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Real tradeoffs with no easy answer. Expect a long pause, a bit of debate and maybe a change of mind.

1. Would you rather have a job you love that pays a little or have a job you dislike that pays a lot?
2. Would you rather know the full truth about every rumor about you or never hear any of them?
3. Would you rather lose all your photos or lose all your saved messages?
4. Would you rather be respected but not liked or be liked but not respected?
5. Would you rather live close to family in a town you find dull or live far away in a city you love?
6. Would you rather have more time or have more energy?
7. Would you rather get one honest answer to any question or get one do-over for any decision?
8. Would you rather be an expert in one thing or be pretty good at everything?
9. Would you rather always say exactly what you think or never be able to say what you think?
10. Would you rather have a big group of casual friends or have two very close friends?
11. Would you rather forget your best memory or relive your worst memory once?
12. Would you rather know how your life turns out or be surprised by every part of it?
13. Would you rather travel the world alone or never leave your home state but with your favorite people?
14. Would you rather be the best player on a losing team or be the worst player on a winning team?
15. Would you rather have a guaranteed comfortable life or take a long shot at an amazing one?
16. Would you rather give up the internet for a year or give up all travel for five years?
17. Would you rather never feel embarrassed again or never feel bored again?
18. Would you rather find out a hard truth or keep believing a happy story?
19. Would you rather have your dream job with a two-hour commute or have an okay job a five-minute walk away?
20. Would you rather be known for your kindness or be known for your talent?
21. Would you rather win an argument you know you are wrong about or lose an argument you know you are right about?
22. Would you rather have perfect memory or have perfect focus?
23. Would you rather always have to follow every rule or never have anyone listen to your ideas?
24. Would you rather start over in a new country or stay in your hometown forever?
25. Would you rather raise your own kids in a tiny apartment in the city or raise them in a big house far from everything?
26. Would you rather have one huge success or have many small wins?
27. Would you rather know what everyone thinks of you or have no one know what you think of them?
28. Would you rather retire at 40 with a modest budget or work until 70 with plenty saved?
29. Would you rather give a speech in front of 5,000 people or have one hard conversation with a close friend?
30. Would you rather live without your phone or live without your car?
31. Would you rather be a little too honest or be a little too polite?
32. Would you rather spend a year learning one skill deeply or spend a year trying 12 new hobbies?
33. Would you rather have your work praised and forgotten or have it criticized and remembered?
34. Would you rather choose your own career path with no help or have a mentor pick it for you?
35. Would you rather lose your sense of taste or lose your sense of smell?
36. Would you rather have everyone you meet trust you instantly or be able to tell instantly whom to trust?
37. Would you rather be famous and lonely or be unknown and surrounded by friends?
38. Would you rather read every book you want but never travel or travel anywhere but never read again?
39. Would you rather make a choice that helps strangers a lot or make one that helps your friends a little?
40. Would you rather get a fresh start with no past mistakes or keep your past and every lesson it taught you?
41. Would you rather have a calm life with few surprises or have an exciting life with lots of stress?
42. Would you rather own a home in a place you don't love or rent forever in a place you adore?
43. Would you rather always know the right thing to say or always know the right thing to do?
44. Would you rather have your biggest dream come true at 70 or have a smaller dream come true at 25?
45. Would you rather lend a friend money you may not get back or say no and risk the friendship?
46. Would you rather always forgive first or always apologize first?
47. Would you rather be forever 25 in body or be forever 25 in mind?
48. Would you rather keep a promise that no longer makes sense or break it and explain why?
49. Would you rather have a boss who is kind but disorganized or have a boss who is strict but fair?
50. Would you rather never be able to say no or never be able to ask for help?
51. Would you rather have a perfect plan that you can't change or improvise everything?
52. Would you rather win a big prize you have to share with a rival or win a small prize all to yourself?
53. Would you rather have no privacy for a year or have no contact with anyone for a month?
54. Would you rather take a job that moves you across the world or turn it down to stay near your friends?
55. Would you rather give up your favorite food or give up your favorite hobby?
56. Would you rather know every language but not your own history or know your family history but only one language?
57. Would you rather be the person who makes the plan or be the person who carries it out?
58. Would you rather have a life of comfort or have a life of meaning that is often uncomfortable?
59. Would you rather correct every mistake you see or let small mistakes slide even when it bugs you?
60. Would you rather hear everyone's honest feedback on your work or hear only praise?
61. Would you rather make a big decision fast or take a month and still feel unsure?
62. Would you rather stay friends with an old friend who has changed or slowly let the friendship fade?
63. Would you rather change one decision from your past or learn one fact about your future?
64. Would you rather be the oldest sibling or be the youngest?
65. Would you rather have a pause in your career to travel for a year or keep climbing without a break?
66. Would you rather have a house full of guests every weekend or never have visitors?
67. Would you rather be underestimated or be overestimated?
68. Would you rather have a job with a clear ladder to climb or have a job where you invent your own role?
69. Would you rather be great at saving money or be great at earning money?
70. Would you rather give up summer or give up winter?
71. Would you rather lose an hour of sleep every night or lose an hour of free time every day?
72. Would you rather learn something huge from a big failure or coast through life with no big failures?
73. Would you rather tell a friend their dream plan has flaws or stay quiet and cheer them on?
74. Would you rather live in a world with no lies or live in a world with no secrets?
75. Would you rather pick the vacation every year or pick the restaurant every week?
76. Would you rather be the newest person on a great team or be the leader of a struggling team?
77. Would you rather keep your money safe in a boring plan or risk some of it on a dream project?
78. Would you rather be remembered for one big thing or be remembered warmly by many people for small things?
79. Would you rather have more friends than you can keep up with or have fewer friends than you'd like?
80. Would you rather know the answer but not the reason or know the reason but not the answer?
81. Would you rather spend your free time alone or spend it always with others?

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