The Proust Questionnaire.

What are you thinking of right now?
My bed. And sleeping in it.

What makes you laugh?
Silly little things and children.

What makes you cry?
Gypsy music.

What do you consider to be the greatest invention?
Sequencing of the DNA.

Do you have a mentor or inspirational figure who has guided or influenced you?
I have had several but mostly work related ones.

Where do you feel most at home?
In Sweden.

Where are you right now?
In my office.

What is your proudest achievement in work?
Scanning electron microscopy.

What is your proudest achievement in life?
Generally just becoming a softer version of myself.

What do you most dislike about contemporary culture?
The pretentiousness.

What do you most like about the age we live in?
The internet communication.

At what points do life and work intersect?
My life does not involve much serious work.

What’s the best advice you’ve been given?
To defend yourself.

What is the biggest risk you’ve ever taken?
Following my gut feeling.

Recommend a book or poem that has changed your perspective on life.
Unohdettu Vartti (Rosa Liksom).

What is your earliest childhood memory?
The kindergarden.

What’s the most important relationship in your life?
The one with myself.

What’s the most romantic action you’ve taken?
Followed him to the end of the world.

What’s the most spiritual action you’ve taken?
Prayer.

If you could wish for one change in the world what would it be?
For everyone to be able to feel empathy.

Questionnaire found here.

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