Goodtalk
Goodtalk

Questions About the Future

Talking about where you are headed is fun, and it says a lot about who you are right now. The cards run from travel dreams and new hobbies to the big questions about work, family and a good life.

Good for: Couples, friends and anyone stepping into a new chapter of life.

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Tips for playing

  • Write down the dreams you want to come back to.
  • Ask: What would the first step be?
  • Save the big questions for later in the evening.

Depth: lightLight questions

Easy to start with. Good for warming up.

  1. What experience is at the top of your list for the next five years?
  2. If money were no object, what would you do?
  3. Which country do you dream of visiting?
  4. What new skill would you like to learn?
  5. What do you hope to see invented in your lifetime?
  6. What's your next big adventure?
  7. If you could master one instrument, which would it be?
  8. What would you like to still be able to do at 70?
  9. What brand-new experience do you want to try next year?
  10. Which new technology are you most excited about?
  11. What does your dream vacation look like?
  12. Which language would you love to learn?
  13. What's a brand-new hobby you want to try?
  14. What should we learn together next year?
  15. Where would you most like to live when you're 70?
  16. What skill do you want to pick up in the next five years?
  17. Which country do you most want to visit before you turn 50?
  18. What do you think phones will be able to do in 20 years?
  19. What bike, car or boat do you dream of owning?
  20. What should your next big party celebrate?
  21. What hobby do you think you'll have when you retire?
  22. What do you hope to hang on the walls of your next home?
  23. What are you most looking forward to next month?
  24. What concert or show do you want to see soon?
  25. Who would you like to get to know better in the coming year?
  26. What would you like to change about your home?

Depth: mediumA bit more personal

For when the conversation is flowing.

  1. Where do you see yourself in five years?
  2. What do you hope we'll achieve together?
  3. What does your dream retirement look like?
  4. If you started a business, what would it do?
  5. Where in the world could you picture yourself living?
  6. What does a perfect normal day look like for you 20 years from now?
  7. What career dream do you still have?
  8. How do you picture our relationship ten years from now?
  9. What do you want to have done before you turn 50?
  10. What's one thing you want to do even though it scares you?
  11. Where do you dream of us living?
  12. What habit do you want to change going forward?
  13. What's your dream job five years from now?
  14. What's a risk you're willing to take?
  15. How do you picture our 25th anniversary?
  16. What's your plan for staying healthy as the years go by?
  17. How do you want to secure our financial future?
  18. How do you prepare for the challenges you can't see coming?
  19. Which habit do you want to drop before next year?
  20. What would it take for you to feel good about your career ten years from now?
  21. What do you want to be able to tell your grandkids you did?
  22. How do you picture a completely ordinary Tuesday five years from now?
  23. What are you willing to give up to reach your biggest dream?
  24. What choice are you facing right now that could change a lot?
  25. What would you like to save up for?
  26. How do you want to spend the time you'll have once you stop working?
  27. What do you think you'll have changed your mind about in ten years?
  28. Who do you want to be for the people you care about five years from now?

Depth: deepDeep questions

Take your time. These are the ones people remember.

  1. What dream have you never told anyone about?
  2. What scares you most about the future?
  3. What would you like to be known for?
  4. What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?
  5. Which problem in the world would you most like to help solve?
  6. What do you hope future generations will thank you for?
  7. What's your dream for our family?
  8. What news headline would you most love to read ten years from now?
  9. What would you want written on your headstone?
  10. What's your biggest ambition?
  11. What do you hope to teach your kids or the next generation?
  12. What are you already doing that makes a small difference for others?
  13. What do you want to experience before you die?
  14. What dream did you give up on that you'd like to pick back up?
  15. What would you like to give back to your community?
  16. What would your life need to look like in ten years for you to feel content?
  17. What's the wildest goal you dare to dream about?
  18. What's the first small step toward something you dream about?
  19. What would you most regret not doing when you look back on your life?
  20. What are you most afraid of in the future, and what can you do about it?
  21. How do you want to be remembered by the people who knew you best?
  22. What has to happen before you'd say you've lived a good life?
  23. What promise do you want to make yourself for the next ten years?
  24. What do you hope the world has learned by the time you're old?
  25. How would you like to feel about getting older?
  26. What do you want to say to someone before it's too late?

80 cards in this deck.