The question
How would you sum yourself up in three words?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Enthusiastic, resilient, empathetic.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2026 source ↗
Two sturdy teeth.
Ponderous, over thinking.
Tenacious, romantic, organised.
Hardworking, authentic and honest.
When I was in my 20s, I had an uncle who took his own life. I would like a second chance to say: “Hang in there.” My parents were living abroad, and me and my sister were just too young to notice the flags.
I would become fitter younger. Because I would have been hotter younger!
Speaking negatively to myself.
When I concentrate, I put my thumb in my mouth. I once did it during a really important meeting when asked a question I didn’t know the answer to. When I left the meeting my friend said: “What did you put your thumb in your mouth for?” I didn’t know I’d done it.
I’ve never read any Salman Rushdie.
A mix – safety to be yourself, acceptance, a feeling of peace and reliance, but also challenge, whether that’s intellectual or emotional.
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