Exploring Life’s Most Important Questions
The objective of the Key Questions Project is to collect, analyze, understand, and share answers to a curated set of life’s most important and universal questions, fostering deeper understanding, connection, and wisdom across diverse cultures and individuals.
Project Founder
Frank Batten
The idea for this project bloomed in November 2024 during a conversation about life with a good friend. It has been an exciting endeavor, and has brought meaning and understanding into my own life. Aside from the face value benefits of the project, it has also been an intentional opportunity for me to learn interesting and valuable creative skills, which I hope to use throughout my life.
Question Edits
These are how the questions appeared for the first eight interviews. They were changed on April 12, 2025.
Question #1 was edited to be more personal and to include the idea of purpose.
Question #4 was edited to be more open ended, rather than being related to choice.
Question #5 was edited to read ‘who are you’.
Question #8 was changed completely to cover the topic of deep motivation. Changed to their current form on April 12, 2025.
Ten Key Questions
What makes life meaningful, and how can we live a meaningful life?
How do you find peace in suffering?
How does understanding your mortality change the way you live?
How do love and fear guide your choices, and how can we overcome fear?
What is the self, and what are you?
How do you know what is true?
What do you consider the most important value or principle to live by, and why?
What is your purpose or path in life and how can one discover theirs?
What is the most important thing you’ve learned about human nature?
If you could share one piece of wisdom with others, what would it be?