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.
Loyal, relentless, goofy.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2025 source ↗
Cheerful, sensitive, sassy.
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.
Tall, arrogant and loving.
Un constructor.
Self-flagellation.
By my friends and loved ones as someone who loved ferociously and always had their back.
It would be a racist comment.
All the times I was mean to someone.
Double-glazing sales when I was about 16 – on the phone, cold calling. Horrendous.
Being able to cram the quality of eight hours’ sleep into four.
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