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When were you happiest?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Michael Frayn – such modesty, talent, kindness and bottomless curiosity.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2012 source ↗
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The demise of the London Daily Mail.
Lack of self-criticism.
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