Sharon Corr
Musical artist
Procrastination.
Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Daily life
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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.
Fear, anxiety and panic attacks.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗
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George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States, 1989–1993
Nobody has ever accused me of being a superior communicator. If I could have conveyed to the American people the concerns I had, and my heartbeat, a little more clearly, maybe I would not be unemployed and retired. And I might not be this happy, either. I learned a lot from Ronald Reagan about communication. Never got to be in his league in terms of it, but he could say something and the American people might not agree with the issue, but they could empathize with him.
Felicity Jones
British actress
Trying to do a million things at once.
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View profile →A partner – finding her and enjoying the rest of our lives together. Hopefully it will happen one day.
Ghosting, where you are mid-conversation with someone and they disappear off the face of the planet.
I was a waiter with my old friend Justin Clayton; we would sneak in too many drinks and were fired after spilling soup too many times on customers.
A bee in my bonnet – whether that’s a song in my head or a person I’m thinking about.
Anyone who promotes peace.
For being one of the good guys.
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