The question
How would you sum yourself up in three words?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Kind, insubstantial and dedicated.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗
The three things I strive for are authenticity, presence and empathy. You’d have to ask my loved ones if I’m pulling them off.
Resourceful, resilient and compassionate.
Happy, loyal and late.
Lovely but useless.
In 1992 I was in New York, and somebody showed me a work by Louise Bourgeois. I never realised that sculpture could move me, and I was so affected by this piece that I bought it. It was a lot of money.
The best possible understanding of who they are and where they came from.
When I was drinking, there were many times when I was out for the night and didn’t come back for a week.
As someone who added to a situation rather than took away from it.
The fact that I might wake up early.
A comedian, and I may have achieved that.
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