Conversation starters are the most fun when you experiment.
After publishing the identity conversation starters article, I thought, “Ok, I’m gonna balance it out — let’s write something that’s a bit less serious…”
Little did I know, I went full-on whacky 🤣
How would you use these wild conversation starters? I’d say these are best when you’re shooting the breeze with family or friends (when you’re more playful).
Check out the questions below and let me know what you think (my email’s ian at deeperconvos.com):
Environment questions
- What would life be like without cows? (sorry to disappoint ya, my vegan friends…)
- What would life be like without cockroaches?
- What would life be like without rats? (swap rats with any other hated animal)
- What would life be like without water? (A theory suggests that we might actually survive… who knew?
- What would life be like without rain?
- What would life be like without clouds?
- What would life be like without wind? (check out What If’s video)
- What would life be like without trees? (BBC explains)
- What would life be like without the ocean?
- What would life be like without the moon? (Erin Tranfield, an alum of NASA Ames Research Center, explains)
- What would life be like without the sun? (here’s a chronology of what might happen)
- What would life be like without gravity?
- What would life be like without stars?
- What would life be like without bacteria?
Humanity questions
- What would life be like without aging?
- What would life be like without sickness? (it’s not as great as you think)
- What would life be like without babies? (Dr. Amy Kaler answers)
- What would life be like without men? (chill, incels — I’m a dude too)
- What would life be like without women? (here’s a sobering economic explanation)
- What would life be like without humans? (here’s a speculation)
- What would life be like without fossil fuels?
- What would life be like without electricity?
- What would life be like without WiFi?
- What would life be like without toilets and sewers?
- What would life be like without money?
- What would life be like without work?
PS – If you feel that these questions are out of your comfort zone, you could see them as a way to test your courage. (I wrote about the power of courage challenges here.)
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