The best way to spend time is to waste it.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The world doesn’t consist of bad and good people; it consists of people seeing things in a different way.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 137 →That there is time. I doggedly prioritise and pursue tasks, and the day seems to open out and everything does get done. Chill.
Nothing’s guaranteed and things change in an instant, and to get used to that and stay in the moment.
Henry Marsh
Neurosurgeon and writer
A close, loving family and work position in society which is meaningful, which is about making the world a better place rather than getting a bigger - having a bigger bank account.
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View profile →When Molde won the Norwegian premier league in 2011, the year the club was 100 years old.
Tottenham this season.
I worked on a trawler and I was seasick the whole time.
As a nice guy, but I’m not sure that is going to happen.
I wanted to play for Tottenham.
Exultation, fear, quiet comfort and even hate.
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