Jacob Schpok – Proust Questionnaire

Jacob Schpok, Director of Programming for the Indiana Small Business Development Center, joins us this week on the Proust. You can follow Jacob on Twitter or connect with him on LinkedIn.

1. What is your most marked characteristic? My pursuit of contentment.
2. What is the quality you most like in a man? Compassion towards those with less.
3. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Passion towards living life to its fullest.
4. What do you most value in your friends? Their integrity.
5. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? My maladaptive perfectionist mindset. It’s known to frustrate my friends, family, and co-workers. I try to keep it on the down-low when interacting with the general public.
6. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Living in the moment and appreciating life. That’s life in the larger sense, not the movie Life starring Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, and Bernie Mac. Although, if I remember correctly, the movie wasn’t bad either.
7. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Fixating on doubt and regret or being forced to watch Fox News. Kind of a tossup.
8. Who are your favorite writers? Malcolm Gladwell, John Gribbin, Dr. Seuss, Charles Bukowski, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Christopher Buckley
9. What is your current state of mind? Inquisitive.
10. What is your motto? “It’s funny because it’s true.”
11. What is your greatest fear? Living in an Orwellian world.
12. What is your greatest extravagance? My extensive music collection.
13. On what occasion do you lie? I lie all the time or do I? Wa ha ha ha.
14. What do you dislike most about your appearance? My left ear is a little higher than my right. Adjusting new glasses always becomes a whole project. See question five for explanation.
15. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? I’m not even joking, seriously, no really, just kidding