The question

What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?

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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire

Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.

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Unmade bed surrounded by books, writing utensils, and the dog; a plate of demolished toast with butter on my chest; loved ones puttering not too close but not too far.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 10 September 2014 source ↗
The entire family being healthy, being on the set of Barry, and a rainbow trout on my line.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 13 August 2018 source ↗
Gloria Steinem Writer and feminist organiser
I’m walking down a street in New York, the sun is shining, I’m on my way to see friends who are chosen family—and I’ve just written a couple of pages that I like.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 24 September 2020 source ↗

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Question How has a setback or failure set you up for later success? Failure & regret
I had self doubts when I was a freshman in high school. I was 14 years old and not very mature, and there were a few incidents in my freshman year. I learned in a very competitive environment. The high school environment that I played in was very intense, and I learned how to be stoic and go out and compete.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interviewer, Academy of Achievement interview, 1 January 1989 source ↗

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