My wife (Borat voice).
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What is the worst advice you received that you followed anyway?
Failure & regret
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My daughter, Lael. She’s fearless and fun. In her eight years, she’s had traumatic events, but still gives hugs.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2017 source ↗
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Dolly Parton. I love how she does what she wants, and lives how she wants, keeping her life so private. Also, she helped fund Covid vaccine research.
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My daughter. She’s awesome and it’s because I’m awesome. Lol.
My job. I want to get it right.
As the biggest, brightest, most bodacious badass that ever lived.
On Friday: my daughter won her volleyball game and my mom sent me videos, because I couldn’t be there. I cried wishing I’d been there to cheer her on.
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