Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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, October 2016 source ↗
Shyness. It really held me back when I was younger, and I wish it hadn’t. I do a better job of not being so shy these days.
Impatience and being bossy.
Procrastination ... getting overwhelmed ... getting stuck.
I can always see two points of view, which makes it hard to have a row.
Joseph Opio, a Ugandan writer who has discovered the secrets of happiness.
Racism and bigotry.
Any day spent laughing with friends or family.
Living a life of regret because of fear.
If I could change one thing about myself, it would be to change the idea that I should change something about myself.
Adam Kay, Adam Lambert, Adele Parks, Adrian Dunbar, Al Franken, Alex Hassell
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