Conversation Menus: questions to foster friendship and bring meals to life

The School Of Life

ISBN 10: 1915087627 ISBN 13: 9781915087621

Publisher: The School of Life Press, 2018

Synopsis

Typically, we stumble on fascinating conversation topics a little bit by chance. Shyness can hold us back. Too often, we revert to polite, but not especially inspired, staples. Arranged to accompany each course, these twenty beautifully designed Conversation Menus lead us artfully to some of the most fascinating and revealing conversation topics. They invite us to open up about themes such as love, money, travel ambition, self-knowledge and the meaning of life.

They contain questions and invitations to discussion that will raise smiles, build friendships and foster the best kind of intimacy, ensuring that our meals together can be everything we hoped.

 

Questions Include:

• What do you blame your parents for?
• What do you wish your partner could forgive you for?
• Have you ever sabotaged your own success?
• Who did you have a rush on during your school years?
• Describe your first memorable encounter with another culture.
• What should children learn about the adult world?
• In what ways is your family especially odd?
• Who have you had to eject from your social life – and why?
• How would you like to be remembered? 
• What shaped your attitudes to money?

About this title

About the Author

The School of Life is a global organisation helping people to lead more fulfilled lives. We do this via our articles, books, app, films, therapeutic services and corporate offering.

The School of Life Press brings together the thinking and ideas of the School of Life creative team under the direction of series editor, Alain de Botton. Our range of books and products explore essential topics in psychological and emotional life, including relationships, parenting, friendship, careers and fulfilment.

From the Back Cover

20 Menus with 12 questions per menu, across varying themes - to foster friendship and bring meals to life.

So many of us spend a lot of time getting the food right when we invite others over for a meal, but in the end what makes a really great dinner party is the conversation.

Typically, we stumble on fascinating conversation topics by chance. Shyness can hold us back. Too often, we revert to polite, but not especially inspired, staples or anecdotes. Arranged to accompany each course, these twenty beautifully designed Conversation Menus lead us artfully to some of the most fascinating and revealing conversation topics. They invite us to open up about themes such as love, money, travel ambition, self-knowledge and the meaning of life. They contain questions and invitations to discussion that will raise smiles, build friendships and foster the best kind of intimacy, ensuring that our meals together can be everything we hoped.

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Example Questions:

"What do you blame your parents for?"

"What do you wish your partner could forgive you for? "

"Have you ever sabotaged your own success?Who did you have a rush on during your school years"

"Describe your first memorable encounter with another culture"

"What should children learn about the adult world?"

Edition details

• Publisher: The School of Life Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1915087627
• ISBN 13: 9781915087621
• Binding: Cards
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 20