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What took up most of your attention today?

21 Questions

One run of twenty-one, played in order, taking turns. It starts light and ends somewhere.

How to play

  1. Two people, taking turns: one asks, the other answers, then swap.
  2. Play the cards in order. The run is built to climb.
  3. No skipping. You may ask a follow-up before moving on.

Level 1

  1. What took up most of your attention today?

  2. What's the last thing you got obsessed with for no good reason?

  3. Who did you want to be when you were ten?

  4. What did you get in trouble for most often as a kid?

  5. What would you cook for me if I turned up hungry?

  6. What do people get wrong about you?

  7. Who do you try too hard to impress?

  8. When do you feel most useful?

  9. What did you believe for years that turned out to be wrong?

  10. Which family story changes depending on who's telling it?

  11. Who do you wish you had stayed in touch with?

  12. What compliment do you remember years later?

  13. Who have you outgrown but still love?

  14. Which goodbye do you wish you'd handled differently?

  15. Who can still make you feel like a child?

  16. Who are you jealous of right now?

  17. When did you last let someone down?

  18. Which dream have you stopped saying out loud?

  19. What are you still trying to prove, and who to?

  20. What do you pretend not to know?

  21. What did you hold back from telling me today?