Either living up to or not living up to my potential.
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
The exact prompt is fixed in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire and independently sustained in The Guardian's The Q&A over multiple decades.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My children ending up anything like me.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2024 source ↗
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View all 255 →Losing my mind.
To be stuck in the past.
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Not working and not being able to continue to live this lifestyle.
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View profile →When I was 17 I launched into a rant at my dad about what I thought of him. We never spoke about it again and then he passed away. I would love to say sorry to him.
I was once walking through Edinburgh with someone in the industry. I was quite drunk and I slowly wet myself.
Their inability to deal with my disorganisation.
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I worked at KFC, as a vegetarian, doing Friday and Saturday nights.
My complete lack of organisation that affects all part of my life – my living space, my being in touch with people, everything. I am a walking shitshow.
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