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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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What is your greatest fear?
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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.
Procrastination.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 243 →Lack of confidence masquerading as perfectionism.
Sometimes I follow my instincts more than my reason.
Julian Lennon
English musician, photographer, and philanthropist
Fear, anxiety and panic attacks.
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View profile →I can’t disclose that because it’s not suitable for public airing, but it was truly awful; they’ve since said worse.
I worked in my aunt’s bar in Dundalk for about eight years and I remember cleaning the whole bar, including the bathrooms, after a particularly rough St Patrick’s Day.
I don’t have a sorry.
Trust my instincts.
When I initially made money with the Corrs, I bought a Jaguar XK8.
Not fulfilling my potential.
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