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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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.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2021 source ↗
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Holding a grudge.
I’m quite stubborn.
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