I dislike my impatience.
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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.
Feeling and being unfocused.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗
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Felicity Jones
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Trying to do a million things at once.
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Laziness. After 30 years of being a disciplined athlete with an intensely tight schedule, I still can’t forgive myself for letting things slide.
Procrastination.
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