An “elastic” sense of time (fancy way of saying I am late a lot).
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I don’t deplore anything about myself, but I am a perfectionist.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2023 source ↗
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Any type of indecision.
Lack of confidence masquerading as perfectionism.
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I never want to go back; I fought so much through my life, that I have to keep going forward.
Being at one with yourself.
As the Queen of Rock’n’Roll. As a woman who showed other women that it is OK to strive for success on their own terms.
Too many times I had people try and make decisions for me. The assumption that I needed that was a big mistake!
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