The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?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.
Obsequiousness.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2026 source ↗
Self-destruction.
I get distracted by anything and everything, so all my projects finish just before the deadline. Sometimes, it’s a bit too tight.
Control freakery in the kitchen.
Overeating when stressed.
Driven, sensitive and playful.
To keep trying to listen to yourself.
As someone with integrity.
On one of my first jobs, Cold Mountain, I got a wasp in my ear in front of Jude Law. He couldn’t see the wasp so just saw me freak out.
Careless cruelty.
My brother Joe, he’s nine years older than me.
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