If you could edit your past, what would you change?

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The years of self-doubt.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗

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The public mistakes I’ve made. Most recently, I tried to light an e-cigarette on an aeroplane and was told to put it out. I completely forgot I was on a plane. I’d had, like, three drinks, but it only takes three. I stopped as soon as I got off and I got straight back into my programme, because that’s what I do.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 August 2018 source ↗
Vicky McClure English actress
I wasted a year doing nothing at 18. I got with a guy and just wanted to hang out. It didn’t do me any favours.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 March 2018 source ↗
Bill Bryson American-British author
Nothing. It’s too risky. What if you eliminated a misjudged situation from your life and it turned out that one of your children wasn’t born, or you failed to meet your partner?
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 February 2016 source ↗

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