Jo Nesbø
Norwegian writer and musician
Exultation, fear, quiet comfort and even hate.
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What is the worst job you have done?
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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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.
Love to me is knowing who you are and knowing who you ain’t.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2017 source ↗
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Love makes me feel sick. I get sick with worry about my kids. It keeps me up at night.
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Any sorrys I’ve needed to say have been said already.
A fully functioning thyroid.
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