Simon Mayo
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Kindness, security, being at home.
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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What keeps you awake at night?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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A deep awareness of all things beautiful and painful.
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My mother. I am always fascinated by her, and I get schooled every time I’m around her.
When I was working hard, I was going so fast that I didn’t absorb a lot.
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