avatarKapil Goel

Summary

Kapil Goel shares his introspective responses to the Proust Questionnaire, revealing his personal values, aspirations, and reflections on life.

Abstract

The Proust Questionnaire, a set of questions designed to uncover an individual's true nature, is answered by Kapil Goel, providing insight into his character and beliefs. Goel defines perfect happiness as living with purpose and enjoying the moment, and he expresses a fear of dying. He regrets not spending enough time with his family and admires the fearlessness of Sandeep Maheswari. Goel questions the overuse of the word "no" by parents and prefers to lie to avoid hurting others. He humorously cites deep sleep as a great love, yet truly values self-stability and peace in tough times. He cherishes memories of childhood happiness and desires talents in creative writing and public speaking. Content with himself, Goel considers his greatest achievement to be self-improvement and aspires to live surrounded by nature. He values non-judgmental friends and, despite his self-professed poor memory for history, he identifies his real-life heroes, including his partner Aarti, Sandeep Maheswari, and Sister Shivani. With no regrets, Goel's motto emphasizes helping others, teaching life skills, and living with happiness and love.

Opinions

  • Goel believes in living life with purpose and hope.
  • He considers spending insufficient time with family as his most deplorable trait.
  • Sandeep Maheswari is greatly admired by Goel for his mission-driven life.
  • He criticizes the overuse of the word "no" by parents, suggesting it is an overrated virtue.
  • Goel prefers to tell partial truths or lie to prevent others from getting hurt.
  • He acknowledges overusing phrases like "basically" and "actually" in speech and "but", "so", "like" in writing.
  • Goel values the ability to remain stable

The Proust Questionnaire Answered by Kapil Goel

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If you are wondering what is Proust questionnaire, here is what Tree Langdon, CPA, CGA says:

Marcel Proust was a famous French essayist and novelist. He frequently played a parlor game that asked a set list of questions intended to reveal someone’s true nature. It’s said that his friend Antoinette introduced him to these questions when he was a young teen. It became a popular diversion and is known as the Proust Questionnaire to this day.

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Perfect happiness to me is to live life with a purpose, being hopeful, and enjoy every moment.

2. What is your greatest fear?

I’m not fearless when I’m dying.

3. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

I spend little time with my family.

4. Which living person do you most admire?

Sandeep Maheswari, a fearless man living his life with a mission.

5. What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

Say NO to your kid. Many times it’s necessary, but I feel most of the parents overuse it.

6. On what occasion do you lie?

I prefer to reveal the partial truth or even lie, if someone may get hurt.

7. Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

My friend says I use “basically”, “actually” a lot. In writing, I use “but”, “so”, “like” and so on.

8. What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Deep sleep! I’m just kidding. To keep me stable and peaceful during tough times, this is my true love for myself.

9. When and where were you happiest?

I’m happy most of the time, but I feel I was happiest when I was a kid.

10. Which talent would you most like to have?

Charismatic creative writing and speak fearlessly in front of thousands of people.

11. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

None.

12. What do you consider your greatest achievement?

It’s a feeling I get whenever I see an improved version of myself.

13. Where would you most like to live?

I didn’t choose any place yet, but anywhere I find lush green mountains, surrounded by trees, and waterfalls would be a dream place to live.

14. What do you most value in your friends?

When my friend listens to what I say and doesn’t judge me.

15. Which historical figure do you most identify with?

I’m terrible in history. Nothing comes to my mind now.

16. Who are your heroes in real life?

My better half — Aarti, Sandeep Maheswari, and Sister Shivani are warrior heroes to me.

17. What is your greatest regret?

I don’t have any.

18. What is your motto?

Help people with what you just learned, teach them life skills and live a life full of happiness and love.

Tree Langdon, CPA, CGA, thank you for this wonderful idea to self-reflect and to make stronger connections. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thanks The Maverick Files for tagging me.

Allison Gaines, Sumera Rizwan, Dr Mehmet Yildiz, Dew Langrial, Nikhil Meshram, Tanvi Shinde, PhD, Danell teNyenhuis Black.

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