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| 1.Q |
Tell me
about the first time you can remember being thrilled. |
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| 1.A |
falling
off my bike and cutting huge holes in my legs, arms and torso,
after doing some really crazy jumps, aged about 10ish |
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| 2.Q |
What's been your most frightening
thrill ever? |
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| 2.A |
having
an 8 foot shark bump and brush against me, no it was the skydive. |
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| 3.Q |
What's the smallest or slightest
thing to have thrilled you? |
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| 3.A |
stroking
the sea snake. |
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| 4.Q |
Tell me
why you're not a sensible person. |
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| 5.Q |
What were
you doing the last time you were really bored? |
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| 5.A |
writing
essays about war. |
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| 6.Q |
What's
the most uninhibited thing you've ever done? |
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| 6.A |
flashed
a room full of drunk people, twice. |
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| 7.Q |
What things
have you considered doing for thrill, but were too concerned
about the risks? |
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| 7.A |
taking
my girlfriend on a dangerous dive where people regularly break
things (usually themselves). my concern was for the both of
us. |
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| 8.Q |
I
always dreamt about being a paramedic, driving an ambulance
and saving lives; what about you? |
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To answer
these next 14 questions, you should think about a particular
time you were thrilled. |
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| 9.Q |
Describe
this thrill in a nutshell, in one sentence. (there's time to
expand later) |
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| 9.A |
downhill
mountain biking |
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| 10.Q |
Where and
when did it take place? |
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| 11.Q |
Tell me
a bit about yourself around this time. |
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| 11.A |
Job - teaching,
applying to join the Army. single and enjoying being relaxed
with life and earning enough money to get by. |
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| 12.Q |
How did
the moment arise? Was it planned? |
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| 12.A |
found a
really steep hill and didn't use the breaks. almost went far
too fast, sort of planned but didn't realise the sorts of speed
I could get up to. |
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| 13.Q |
List the
sequence of events leading up to your thrill, and how you felt
at each stage. The smallest detail could be important (this
is your chance to expand). |
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| 13.A |
lots of
up hill and flat work which was physical but not testing, I
was looking for the fast stuff, the hill was much steeper and
longer than I thought it was from the map but I went with it,
it was FAB. |
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| 14.Q |
At the
exact moment of thrill, how did your mind and body feel? |
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| 14.A |
I was truly
alive, that what's life is supposed to be all about, not all
the rest of the time wasting/filling stuff. |
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| 15.Q |
What thoughts
were going through your head? |
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| 15.A |
if i don't
slow down soon, I'm going to die, this is so cool! |
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| 16.Q |
What did
you do immediately afterwards? |
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| 17.Q |
What were
the most likely things that could have put you off going through
with it? |
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| 17.A |
the thought
of the damage I could have done to my new bike if I'd fallen
off, but that's just money and that's what I bought it for. |
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| 18.Q |
How
were other people important to your thrill? |
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| 19.Q |
What do
you imagine other people were thinking throughout your thrilling
episode? |
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| 19.A |
n/a but
they usually think I'm crazy with some of the other stuff I
do, they don't respect me for being this way they just think
I'm a little unhinged. |
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| 20.Q |
Some people
probably don't understand how such a thing can thrill you; explain
it to them. |
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| 20.A |
nope, you
have to show them and even then most will never understand. |
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| 21.Q |
Why were
certain objects or equipment important to your thrill? |
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| 21.A |
bike, helmet
- makes you feel invincible |
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| 22.Q |
If you've
done something like this before, how does the last time compare
to the first time you did it? |
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| 22.A |
not as
fast or as good. |
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| 23.Q |
If
you did it again, what things could be added or changed to make
it even better? |
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| 23.A |
done it
again, longer hills, faster rides, more people to share it with. |
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Is there
anything you want to add? |
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how do
you send this thing back? |
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