Which useless skill are you weirdly proud of?
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The whole deck in order, from light to deep. Handy if you'd rather read from a list or print it.
Light
- Which useless skill are you weirdly proud of?
- What's a hill you'll die on that has absolutely no stakes?
- Which app on your phone would embarrass you most if I scrolled through it?
- What did you believe as a kid that took embarrassingly long to un-believe?
- Which chore do you secretly enjoy?
- What did you do today before this?
- What's a show you'd defend to anyone?
- What's something you're oddly good at?
- Would you rather give up music or films?
- What's something you're a total snob about?
- Which word or phrase do you say way too much?
- What's the best thing about where you grew up?
- Which movie can you quote almost start to finish?
- Be honest: how did you spend your last free Sunday?
- What's a small pleasure you'd pay far too much for?
- On a trip, are you a planner or a "we'll see" person?
- What was the last thing that made you laugh properly?
- What were you famous for in school, for better or worse?
- What's the last thing you fell down a rabbit hole about?
- What's the worst haircut of your life, and who's to blame?
- Who's the most interesting stranger you've ever talked to?
- Which city have you visited that you still daydream about?
- What did seven-year-old you think you'd be doing right now?
- Growing up, what did you collect, and do you still have it?
- What did a perfect Saturday look like when you were fifteen?
- What's the pettiest reason you've ever quit watching a show?
- What's the most overrated thing everyone keeps recommending?
- What's your go-to order when you don't want to think about it?
- Who in your life will be most excited to hear how tonight went?
- What would your friends say is your most annoying good quality?
- What's the most spontaneous thing you've done in the last year?
- Who's the celebrity people say you look like, and do you agree?
- Be honest: how long did you spend deciding what to wear tonight?
- What's your most-played song this month, and are you proud of it?
- Are you a morning person, or what time does the real you show up?
- Which dish could you cook right now, no recipe, to impress someone?
- Which food will you defend to anyone, even though everyone mocks it?
- Where near you would you take a visitor that isn't in any guidebook?
- What's the best thing that happened to you this week, however small?
- You win a weekend trip leaving tomorrow morning. Where are you going?
- Which trend did you go all in on that you now pretend never happened?
- What was the best meal of your life, and who was sitting at the table?
- Is there a story behind your name, or a nickname that stuck for a reason?
- Which fictional world would you move into, and what job would you take there?
- How much convincing does it take to get you to sing karaoke, and what's the song?
- How competitive are you at board games, on a scale of gracious to flipping the table?
- At a wedding, where do I find you: dance floor, snack table, or deep chat in the corner?
- If you could master one thing overnight, an instrument, a language, or dancing, which one?
- If a friend set you up on a blind date, how would you want them to describe you?
Closer
- What would ten-year-old you think of you now?
- Is there a hobby you dropped that you secretly miss?
- What's the bravest thing you've done that nobody saw?
- What did your family do that you thought was normal until you left home?
- What's the most "you" thing you own?
- What are you a beginner at right now?
- What are you trying to get better at?
- What have you taught yourself as an adult?
- What makes you feel at home in a new city?
- After a long week, what actually recharges you?
- Who's the first person you text with good news?
- Who do you call when you need an honest answer?
- What do people assume about you that isn't true?
- Which risk have you taken that actually paid off?
- Is there a place that changed how you see things?
- Which family tradition do you want to keep forever?
- Where feels like home to you, even though it isn't?
- Which friend would you call at 3 a.m., and why them?
- What do people usually get wrong about you at first?
- Who taught you the most about how to be a good friend?
- What's a small rule you live by that most people don't?
- What's the best decision you ever made on a total whim?
- When did you last do something for the very first time?
- Which teacher or boss changed the direction of your life?
- What does a good weekend look like when nobody's watching?
- What do you always say yes to, no matter how tired you are?
- What's a compliment from years ago that you still think about?
- How are you different from the person you were five years ago?
- Which small moment from this year would you want to live again?
- Which question do you love being asked, and what's your answer?
- When was a stranger kind to you in a way you've never forgotten?
- With a fully paid year off and no rules, how would you spend it?
- Where do you happily spend money that other people call a waste?
- What could you nerd out about for an hour if nobody stopped you?
- Who's the funniest person you know, and what makes them so funny?
- What are you quietly working toward that most people don't know about?
- What are you excited about right now that has nothing to do with work?
- Which lesson did you learn the hard way that you're secretly glad about?
- How do you show a friend you care: words, time, food, or just showing up?
- What's a habit of yours that only people who've lived with you know about?
- Which opinion of yours have you completely flipped on in the last few years?
- What's a deal-breaker for you that others would think is tiny?
- What's the worst thing a past date or an ex could say about you?
Deep
- Who in your life do you wish you'd thanked properly?
- Describe a good life to me as one ordinary day. What happens in it?
- When have you felt most at peace?
- What are you learning to let go of?
- What would you like to be braver about?
- So, what would make you want a second date?
- Who shaped who you are more than anyone else?
- What are you still figuring out about yourself?
- What moment quietly changed the way you see the world?
- What have you learned about what you need from people?
- What does a good life look like to you, in plain words?
- Which fear have you outgrown, and what helped you do it?
- How do you hope people feel after spending time with you?
- Is there a dream you haven't said out loud to many people?
- How has your idea of love changed since you were a teenager?
- What do you look for in someone now that you didn't used to?
- What have you been through that changed how you treat people?
- Looking back, which part of growing up are you most grateful for?
- What would you want the people closest to you to remember you for?
- What's the hardest thing you've done that turned out to be worth it?
- Is there a kindness someone showed you that you're still trying to pay forward?