The Proust Questionnaire
The Proust Questionnaire is a classic set of questions designed to reveal how a person sees the world, their values, joys, fears, contradictions, and quiet convictions.
Here at My Croissants for founders, it’s offered not as a performance, but as a pause. A moment of reflection, away from metrics, narratives, and public positioning.
Each founder will answer 10-15 of these questions:
☉ What is your idea of perfect happiness?
☐ What is your greatest fear?
◇ Which living person do you most admire?
◯ What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
△ What is the trait you most deplore in others?
◆ What is your greatest extravagance?
◻ What is your current state of mind?
▢ What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
◔ On what occasion do you lie?
◐ What do you most dislike about your appearance?
⬦ Which living person do you most despise?
⬥ What words or phrases do you most overuse?
♥ What or who is the greatest love of your life?
◎ When and where were you happiest?
♫ Which talent would you most like to have?
↺ If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
✦ What do you consider your greatest achievement?
⬣ What is your most treasured possession?
⬢ What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
⌂ Where would you most like to live?
⚒ What is your favourite occupation?
✶ What is your most marked characteristic?
❖ What do you most value in your friends?
☰ Who are your favourite writers?
▣ Who is your hero of fiction?
⌛ Which historical figure do you most identify with?
☁ What is your greatest regret?
☽ How would you like to die?
— What is your motto?