The question
Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?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.
Being judgmental.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2025 source ↗
Absentmindedness.
Self-doubt and a reoccurring fear that people would prefer the other Alfred Molina.
How long do we have?
An “elastic” sense of time (fancy way of saying I am late a lot).
Gabby Giffords. She’s a survivor of gun violence and a relentless champion of sensible gun safety measures.
Being there for each other during good times and bad.
Playing the Cowardly Lion in our fourth-grade production of The Wizard of Oz. Thank you, Mr. Riccobono.
Losing family, friends, and loved ones.
Procrastinating. I saved answering this questionnaire until the very last minute.
Billy Crudup, David Hasselhoff, Jerry Lewis, Adele Parks, Danielle Steel, Alison Goldfrapp
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