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Proust Questionnaire - Fun!



One of the principles I've seen that lead to happiness is learning.  We learn about our world through books and experience, but I mean deeper than that.   I mean learning through reflection.

Vanity Fair magazine runs this questionnaire through famous people of the time, and I thought it a good practice.  It provides a retrospecitve look at what is important in your life, and where you think it might be going.

Give it a shot and see :)

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