Michael Frayn – such modesty, talent, kindness and bottomless curiosity.
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What is the worst job you have done?
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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When were you happiest?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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Originally asked
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.
Mathew Varghese, an orthopaedic surgeon who runs India’s only polio ward in Delhi. He provides reconstructive surgery to help survivors walk.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2018 source ↗
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