6DEGREES


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Prompts we tried. . .




  1. What’s the theme song of your life right now? Why?
  2. Have you been obsessed with anything lately?
  3. What’s the most specific compliment someone has ever given you? What’s the most specific compliment you gave to someone else?
  4. You receive unlimited funds to start a restaurant tomorrow. Tell me about it!
  5. What is a work of art (any kind) that made you wish you had thought of it instead?
  6. Where do you want to live next? What’s your big plan?
  7. What’s the weirdest place you’ve ever felt deeply peaceful?
  8. Has anything crazy ever happened to you in transit/public transport?
  9. What’s a food combination you refuse to be shamed for?
  10. Whose letter would you pin to your ceiling above your bed (so it’s the first thing you wake to each morning)? Why?
  11. What’s a “boring” topic you could make fascinating if given 3 minutes and a whiteboard?
  12. Give me some cooking inspiration!
  13. Tell me about a hidden gem where you live!
  14. What’s a smell that instantly time-travels you somewhere?
  15. Reminisce and update me on someone else you know!
  16. What’s a personality trait you borrowed from a friend and accidentally kept?
  17. The last time you wanted to smack someone (with a non-harmful pillow or object)
  18. Invent a holiday. Name it, describe the rituals, and tell us what we eat.
  19. What’s the pettiest hill you’ll die on, and what’s your evidence?
  20. Which fictional world would you move into for one year? What would you do there?
  21. Describe your dream dinner party of 6 (alive, dead, fictional, whoever). What’s the seating chart?
  22. Tell me about your most memorable “stranger moment” (sweet, weird, hilarious, or all three).
  23. What’s a time you got lucky in a way that felt cartoonish?
  24. Confess a harmless lie you’ve told for convenience (or a bit).
  25. What’s a thing you’ve done recently that would make Past You gasp (proudly or in horror)?
  26. Tell me about the most unexpected place you’ve made a friend.
  27. Which animal would you be curious to live as for a day?
  28. What never fails to improve your mood?
  29. What is the most surprising thing unrelated to your occupation(s) you learned recently?
  30. Tell me about the last time you felt truly creative!
  31. What are you listening to right now?
  32. What do you do to recharge creatively?
  33. When was the last time you broke a rule?
  34. What distracts you most effectively when it gets cold?
  35. What is the smallest object that makes you happy?
  36. What do you hope will be discovered in space?
  37. What is your favorite view?
  38. What calms your mind when it gets loud in there?
  39. What are your hopes/fears for the next ~5 years?
  40. What is the most meaningful letter you ever received?
  41. What is your favorite part of living where you are?
  42. What is a surprising interaction you have had recently?






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