Richard Bacon: What single thing would improve the quality of your life?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Richard Bacon said elsewhere, not written here

To have sex three times a week. But who’s counting?

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2015 source ↗

Others on this question

Geoffrey Rush Australian actor

Absence of lower back pain.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2014 source ↗

A dog, though my husband would prefer a cat.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

Jenna Coleman English actress

The ability to switch off.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2019 source ↗

Adwoa Aboah British fashion model

They are already things I work on: routine and less sugar.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗

Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2015 source ↗

About twice a week I think I’m having the best day of my life. When was I happiest? Er, Tuesday.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2015 source ↗

Reading Joe Biden’s son’s tribute to his late brother, Beau, at his funeral.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2015 source ↗

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