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18 Would You Rather Writing Prompts Prompts

These prompts create a starting constraint, question, or situation. Use one as written, combine two, or change the audience, setting, objective, or limitation to make a new exercise.

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Prompt 1

Would you rather always know when someone is lying or never be able to lie yourself? Explain the tradeoff.

Prompt 2

Would you rather live in a city where everything is open 24 hours or one where nothing opens before noon?

Prompt 3

Would you rather be able to pause time for ten minutes a day or rewind one minute once a day?

Prompt 4

Would you rather lose access to maps or search engines for a year? Defend your choice with real situations.

Prompt 5

Would you rather remember every conversation perfectly or be able to forget any conversation you choose?

Prompt 6

Would you rather have a job you love with unpredictable hours or a neutral job with complete schedule control?

Prompt 7

Would you rather read one book that answers your biggest question or ten books that each make the question more interesting?

Prompt 8

Would you rather always arrive thirty minutes early or exactly five minutes late?

Prompt 9

Would you rather be famous for something you are average at or unknown for something you are exceptional at?

Prompt 10

Would you rather live without music for a year or without movies and television for a year?

Prompt 11

Would you rather know the outcome of every major decision before making it or keep the uncertainty?

Prompt 12

Would you rather have unlimited storage space or never need to own more than twenty things?

Prompt 13

Would you rather be able to speak every language or understand every animal?

Prompt 14

Would you rather redo one year of your past or preview one year of your future?

Prompt 15

Would you rather receive honest feedback immediately or carefully phrased feedback a week later?

Prompt 16

Would you rather work on one long project for a year or twelve one-month projects?

Prompt 17

Would you rather be excellent at starting things or excellent at finishing them?

Prompt 18

Would you rather have one question answered with certainty or five questions answered with useful probabilities?