It is my pleasure to share Mr. John Hunt's answers to the Proust Questionnaire. John is co-author of the new book Speculator, which is a great read in my opinion.
In his own words, John says "I am a pediatrician, pediatric pulmonologist, allergist/immunologist. I was a Navy officer, formerly a tenured associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia, founder of a variety of companies in various industries, writer, aspiring artist, and Chief Medical Officer of Liberty Healthshare. Doug Casey and I are together immersed in writing the next five novels of the series, and having fun doing it."
Now enjoy the interview!
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1.What is your idea of perfect happiness?
A father can be no more happy than his saddest child. My idea of perfect happiness is when my family and friends, in their pursuit of their individual happiness, are unimpeded by health issues, financial limitations, or government compulsion.
2.What is your greatest fear?
That the governments and central banks will start another major war that will intrude upon our pursuit of happiness.
3.What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I keep saying yes when I should say no.
4.What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Lying.
5.Which living person do you most admire?
Doug Casey
6.What is your greatest extravagance?
Writing books with Doug Casey
7.What is your current state of mind?
Underslept
8.What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Charisma
9.On what occasion do you lie?
The only acceptable time is when the food sucks
10.What do you most dislike about your appearance?
I don’t care.
11.Which living person do you most despise?
I despise the sociopath whose behavior coincides with his inhumanity.
12.What is the quality you most like in a man?
Honesty.
13.What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Honesty!
14.Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
“Moral” Few people know what it means anymore.
15.What or who is the greatest love of your life?
That’s too personal.
16.When and where were you happiest?
Tomorrow.
17.Which talent would you most like to have?
There are two. I wish I could speak, read, understand and write in every known language. And I wish I could play every musical instrument.
18.If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Stick my 50 year old brain into a 22 year old body that speaks all languages and plays all musical instruments.
19.What do you consider your greatest achievement?
The children are happy!
20.If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
A meteor aimed at Washington, DC
21.Where would you most like to live?
On a large and mostly empty island with a fine beach, and a great rocky point with raging white surf. And a workshop.
22.What is your most treasured possession?
Hundreds of millions of Yuan in old Chinese currency from the 1950’s. They are a regular reminder of the destruction of human progress engendered by central bank fiat currency.
23.What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To be sick and dying, and know that one lived life wrong.
24.What is your favorite occupation?
The honest dedicated craftsman
25.What is your most marked characteristic?
I live by what I believe
26.What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty
27.Who are your favorite writers?
Isaac Asimov. Paul Rosenberg
28.Who is your hero of fiction?
Francisco d’Anconia
29.Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Fletcher Christian
30.Who are your heroes in real life?
My parents.
31.What are your favorite names?
Not important
32.What is it that you most dislike?
Liars
33.What is your greatest regret?
I haven’t spent any time trying to identify it.
34.How would you like to die?
Falling from Space
35.What is your motto?
Live Free or Fall from Space
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