Always saying yes to people. For example, I’m doing this.
Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
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When were you happiest?
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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.
Procrastination ... getting overwhelmed ... getting stuck.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2012 source ↗
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Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman
The fact that sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor.
Obsequiousness.
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View profile →To be more outgoing. I love being home, but sometimes I feel guilty that I like it too much.
Arrogance and a lack of respect for others.
Making a gourmet dinner with my husband, Tom, then just hanging out with our four children, their spouses, and our delightful grandchildren.
Right now and when I was pregnant and when my children were very young.
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