3000 Questions About Me (Not Really)
May. 19th, 2025 04:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ninagobragh
Last year, I bought a book called 3000 Questions About Me—a red paperback I picked up from my local bookstore - and I've slowly been working my way through it. I don't think I need to describe it because the title does all the talking: it's a collection of short, personal questions meant to spark journaling, reflection, or just help get the creative juices flowing.
I’ve only answered about 50 questions so far, scattered across three different notebooks, but over the last few months I’ve made it more of a routine, random one question a day, Monday through Friday. I haven't had the wherewithal to write down true personal reflections -- those deep, dark thoughts and feelings -- much these days, mostly because I let them out in therapy. So I enjoy this lighter fare.
So. How do I like this book?
Eh, it’s fine.
Some of the questions aim for emotional depth—like “What is your biggest weakness?” (1276) or “At what point during the last five years have you felt lost?” (2795)—but those are outliers. Most of them fall into the “eh, okay” category, like “Do you sleep with the TV or radio on?” (413) or “Have you ever made your own orange juice?” (1551).
That’s not a complaint, really. I didn’t expect soul-stirring therapy from a $20 prompt book. And honestly, the low-effort questions make the whole thing approachable. Some days, writing “Yes, I’ve made orange juice. It was pulpy.” is enough. (Note: that was an example. I haven't answered this question yet and if I did the answer would be "No, I have never made orange juice when bottles of orange juice exist.")
Still, I’m hitting a brick wall. I don’t always feel inspired after answering a question, and lately the prompts haven’t been as engaging. I’m thinking of taking a break for the month of June—switching to a new journaling focus—and coming back to this later with fresh eyes.
Will I ever finish the book? Unlikely. Even if I answered a question every day, it would take me over eight years to reach the end. But hey, maybe I’ll still be answering #3000 sometime in 2032.
But by then, I’ll answer that orange juice question.
I’ve only answered about 50 questions so far, scattered across three different notebooks, but over the last few months I’ve made it more of a routine, random one question a day, Monday through Friday. I haven't had the wherewithal to write down true personal reflections -- those deep, dark thoughts and feelings -- much these days, mostly because I let them out in therapy. So I enjoy this lighter fare.
So. How do I like this book?
Eh, it’s fine.
Some of the questions aim for emotional depth—like “What is your biggest weakness?” (1276) or “At what point during the last five years have you felt lost?” (2795)—but those are outliers. Most of them fall into the “eh, okay” category, like “Do you sleep with the TV or radio on?” (413) or “Have you ever made your own orange juice?” (1551).
That’s not a complaint, really. I didn’t expect soul-stirring therapy from a $20 prompt book. And honestly, the low-effort questions make the whole thing approachable. Some days, writing “Yes, I’ve made orange juice. It was pulpy.” is enough. (Note: that was an example. I haven't answered this question yet and if I did the answer would be "No, I have never made orange juice when bottles of orange juice exist.")
Still, I’m hitting a brick wall. I don’t always feel inspired after answering a question, and lately the prompts haven’t been as engaging. I’m thinking of taking a break for the month of June—switching to a new journaling focus—and coming back to this later with fresh eyes.
Will I ever finish the book? Unlikely. Even if I answered a question every day, it would take me over eight years to reach the end. But hey, maybe I’ll still be answering #3000 sometime in 2032.
But by then, I’ll answer that orange juice question.
