Divergence theorem and green's identities usage for calculating integral over manifold

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Let $q=(a_1,a_2,a_3)\in\mathbb{R}^3$ and denote $f(x)$ as the squared distance of $x$ from $q$. Compute $$\int_{S^2} f(x) dS $$

attempt:

Since $f \in C^1 $ we know $\nabla f $ is a smooth vector field. So apply the divergence theorem to get: $$\int_{S^2} \langle \nabla f , N \rangle dS = \int_{\mathbb{B}^3} \triangle fdx$$

Now:

  • $\nabla f(x) = 2(x-q)$ hence $\lvert \nabla f \rvert = 2 \lVert x-q\rVert$
  • $N = outward\ normal = x$
  • $\triangle f = 6$

$\langle \nabla f , N \rangle = \langle \nabla f , x-q+q \rangle = 2f + \langle \nabla f , q \rangle$

I don't see how to proceed from here.