The other night Laura and I had finished our last Netflix (Eastern Promises, we recommend it.) so we decided to play a super fun and exciting game of “What would you rather?”

After exhausting the obvious (be eaten by a shark or a tiger?) and the silly (become the Little Mermaid or Princess Jasmine?) we actually came upon some questions that illuminated key differences in our personalities and issues for us to work on. We found that we agreed on most scenarios until it came to issues of appearance vs. intellect.

In my case, I generally chose to improve my appearance and presentation (looks, speaking skills) over my intellect. I think this is because I often feel misunderstood and fear that people don’t recognize my intelligence. While I’m confident that I’m smart, I worry that people don’t take me seriously and I have to prove my intelligence constantly. In my mind, becoming smarter would be useless because I feel that my current intelligence is underutilized and unrecognized. In the game I consistently chose good looks and gifts of expression because I saw them as tools to channel or augment my intelligence. This aspect of my personality was clearly shown in our game and it’s something I’m actively working on.

Overall, Laura and I found the game to be a lighthearted way to compare our personalities and gain new insights.

Here are a few questions to try:

1. Would you rather be a mathematical genius or have a perfect physical appearance?
2. If you could speak any language fluently, which would you pick and why?
3. Would you rather be a phenomenal painter or dancer?
4. If you could change into any mammal at will, what would you pick?
5. Would you rather be a fantastic public speaker or writer?
6. If you could gain the cumulative knowledge of any one culture, which would you pick?
7. If you could be the protege of any person, living or dead, whose would you be?

And so on. Add yours to the comments.