I lose bank cards, I’m untidy, I get bored very quickly.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2024 source ↗
Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
Originally asked
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 can be properly stubborn sometimes – but that’s me being a classic Leo.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 242 →Catastrophising.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗
Being giving to the detriment of myself.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗
Feeling and being unfocused.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗
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View profile →As someone who loved her family and friends, worked hard, got successful and had a lovely time in the process.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗
My Birkin bags, which I plan to pass on to my future children.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗
I did work in retail while I was getting into presenting and the hours were long and you were always on your feet. It was good vibes, though.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗
That I wouldn’t be successful. Joke’s on them, I guess.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗
When people are disingenuous.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗
Euphoria, passion and feeling like nothing else in the world matters.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗
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