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.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2023 source ↗
Laziness. After 30 years of being a disciplined athlete with an intensely tight schedule, I still can’t forgive myself for letting things slide.
Fear of flying.
Catastrophising.
I have very poor time management. I am often running late, I procrastinate a lot.
As the Queen of Rock’n’Roll. As a woman who showed other women that it is OK to strive for success on their own terms.
Too many times I had people try and make decisions for me. The assumption that I needed that was a big mistake!
I never want to go back; I fought so much through my life, that I have to keep going forward.
Like a dryer going off in your stomach.
Being at one with yourself.
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