The question
How would you sum yourself up in three words?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Slow but trying.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗
Just. Hanging. On.
Analytical, extreme and playful.
Speedy, bossy, loving.
Enthusiastic, resilient, empathetic.
Hopefully we have life in the minds and hearts of the people we interacted with.
I was going to a bar with friends and there was a line at the door. I’d been there before and asked the doorman to skip the line. He said, “Oh, I remember you, you were in Almost Famous, weren’t you?” And I said, “Yeah.” And he goes, “Yeah, get back in line.”
Being present where you are.
If you commit to it, you won’t ever stop learning.
Things I wish I’d done better that day.
If people would just follow my rules about how they get around the city.
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