Derek Sivers
Founder of CD Baby; author of Anything You Want
My oldest friend, in three words, would say "My friend Derek." How's that for a cop-out answer?
How would you describe yourself in three words?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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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 weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Loyal, relentless, goofy.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2025 source ↗
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Needing order always.
Happy, loyal and late.
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View profile →All the times I was mean to someone.
It would be a racist comment.
Not being a scratch golfer.
I was 17 and about to go on a first date with my first boyfriend. I was so desperate for my mum not to meet him that I was trying to get to the door before she did. I ran down the stairs as she opened it, and slid down the last five steps on my arse.
Worry about the things you can control and don’t worry about the things you can’t.
By my friends and loved ones as someone who loved ferociously and always had their back.
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