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.
Self-loathing that rises to the level of deploring.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2024 source ↗
Being judgmental.
My default will always be to go for the worst-case scenario and that is something that I am unlearning.
I’m a perfectionist; it’s boring.
I can’t deal with any level of stress.
We are not here for long – try not to take everything too seriously.
Your heart walking around outside your body.
About five years ago, a half-tonne tree branch fell and missed me by three feet.
Anyone who speaks truth to power at the risk of their own safety.
Not very concise.
Not a child, which was short-sighted of me.
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