What makes you as fresh as a daisy (full of energy and enthusiasm)?
Do you enjoy outdoor pursuits (leisure activities)? What kind of (hiking, riding, etc)? What places are the best for doing them?
What kind of recreation facilities should every city have? and Moscow in particular? Why? (swimming pools, gyms, fully-equipped exercise centers, etc.)
What relaxation techniques do you know? What helps to become calm?
Do you feel that you sometimes sleep-deprived (not having enough)? How can we get quality sleep?
What is your favorite pastime (an activity for enjoyment)?
Which event give (or gave) you a new lease of life (when you become more energetic and active)?
Have your favourite forms of recreation changed over time? In what ways?
What moments of merriment (when people have an enjoyable time together) you often reminisce about (go back to in your memories)?
How can people grow and develop their well-being?
Life Events
What was the worst thing you did when you were a child?
What's different about growing up today from when you were growing up?
How did you decide what you wanted to do with your life? How do you feel about that choice?
What's your most cherished (held dear) family tradition? Why is it important?
What was your biggest fashion victim (looking silly following fashion trends) moment?
What was the funniest incident (event) ever in your life? Can you share it in detail?
What's the most amazing thing you've seen in nature?
Have you ever been thrown out (removed from a place) or banned from a public place? Why?
What is something you are obsessed with (excessively preoccupied with)?
What benefit do you bring to the group when you hang out with friends?What's the most difficult thing that ever happened to you? How did you deal with it?
Tell me about a relationship issue you're having, and ask me for advice on how to fix it.
Problems & Solutions
What is your approach to solving problems or going through challenging situations?
Do you think self-help books are useful? (books about self-development) Have you read any?
Have you heard about life coaches — people who motivate others and help to achieve goals? What is your opinion about life coaching?
What is important for creating the right solutions: gut feeling (intuition), experience, the wisdom of others, knowledge, or education?
What solutions can be suggested to tackle global problems, like hunger, climate change, and warfare? (war conflicts)
What can be done to eliminate or prevent racism? (completely remove or get rid of)
How can schools help develop a better society?
How applications and new technologies help to solve some of your relevant tasks? Both personal and professional.
Creativity
Research studies have shown that effectiveness at work depends on creativity. Is it true for you? How do you measure your effectiveness? What does it depend on?
Can creativity be trained? What is the best way to train to be creative?
Do you like to be engrossed in (быть поглощенным) a good book? Do you think reading a book is a time well-spent? Why?
Do you try to catch the latest movie (успеть посмотреть) or you prefer old classics?
Which are better: box-office hits (рекордсмены по кассовым сборам) or low-budget movies? What are your favorite ones in each category?
Think of the example of art masterpieces that you find: aesthetically pleasing, atmospheric, deeply thoughtful, evocative (bringing strong memories), controversial, or timeless.
What object from your daily life do you regard as a work of art? What is special about it?
Do you feel good about getting your hands dirty and making something? What have you made with you your own hands?
