Epicurean Or Hedonist Questionnaire
The following questionnaire is based upon entry 389 and the differences between what is the strongest motivation for behavior, depending on what stimuli the pleasure center in the brain is most sensitive and perceptive to.
My own or preferred answers are in green.
The following questionnaire is based upon entry 389 and the differences between what is the strongest motivation for behavior, depending on what stimuli the pleasure center in the brain is most sensitive and perceptive to.
My own or preferred answers are in green.
Not sharing all the answers in this questionnaire is not a dealbreaker. But the more your answers differ from mine, the more there is risk of conflict and disruption.
If you live on a budget,
~ what would you rather spend money on?
An meal in a restaurant
A theater play
~ what would you do?
Take a taxi, when there is no public transport
Walk home several miles and buy a book, that interests you
You have two alternatives to spend an evening,
~ which would you choose?
A barbecue
You have two alternatives to spend an evening,
~ which would you choose?
A barbecue
A vernissage
~ which would you choose?
Wine tasting
A moonlight hike
~ which would you choose?
A party
Wine tasting
A moonlight hike
~ which would you choose?
A party
A lecture on a topic, that interests you
If you would win a voucher and can choose,
~ which would you prefer?
If you would win a voucher and can choose,
~ which would you prefer?
A luxury weekend by air travel
2 weeks by bus and staying in hostels
~ which would you prefer?
A weekend in a wellness spa
A weekend in an ancient castle
Which would you prefer?
Expensive or luxury food from plastic dishes
Simple food from beautiful dishes
What do you enjoy more?
Attempts to stop thinking by methods like meditation
Which would you prefer?
Expensive or luxury food from plastic dishes
Simple food from beautiful dishes
What do you enjoy more?
Attempts to stop thinking by methods like meditation
Rational, analytical thinking and introspection
What do you consider as better self-improvement?
Working out at the gym or other sports
Gaining awareness about your own behavior
If you have a flat tire, which would make you feel good?
The power to make another person do the job for you
Your skill and achievement to change it yourself
Your skill and achievement to change it yourself
What would make you feel good?
The power to walk into a shop and buy immediately, what you want
The achievement of making a bargain on an auction or flea market
Which would you prefer?
A night in a luxury hotel but alone
Sharing the discomfort of spending a night in a bus station with a significant other
Which would you prefer?
A night in a luxury hotel but alone
Sharing the discomfort of spending a night in a bus station with a significant other
Do intellectual pursuits make you oblivious of discomfort like being hungry or cold?
Never
Never
At least sometimes
How would you react, if your significant other delays a meal and causes you to remain hungry for some time?
This is an interference with your entitlement to the immediate fulfillment of your needs
This is an interference with your entitlement to the immediate fulfillment of your needs
Being together is enough of a compensation for temporary discomfort
