Paul McKenna
British hypnotist and TV personality
Impatience. My dad said I was born in a hurry.
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Identity & self
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.
I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗
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When I broke my toe.
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