Other than “you’re fatter”.

Running into former coworkers you haven’t seen in years, changing jobs or cities after extended periods of routine and complacency, those miserable years when a high school reunion rolls around to remind you of your mortality — there are these rare instances where you’re faced with thinking about how much you’ve changed, whether intentionally or without even realizing. A mini version of this happens around New Years every year, but widen the scale and it gets a little weird and frightening. Or impressive and exciting! I guess that depends on you.

How would people have described you 10 years ago, and how is that different from how they might describe you today?

What would be different if the person describing you, then or now, is someone that knows you well versus someone who just met you?

Which qualities do you wish you still had from the past? Which are you glad to have gained or lost since?