When were you happiest?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Recorded Angela Griffin said elsewhere, not written here
During the first week or two of lockdown. We didn’t know what was coming and it didn’t feel dangerous at that point; there was just a real sense of family and hunkering down.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2022 source ↗

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Matt Goss English singer-songwriter
At 37 Crawford Road in Camberwell, London. My mother had separated from my father and we had nothing, but I remember roast potatoes, twopence in the gas meter and music. It was the only time in my life when I felt at home.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 March 2022 source ↗
Ardal O'Hanlon Irish comedian and actor
I have become progressively happier as I’ve got older. It’s to do with not striving as much.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 June 2022 source ↗
Nick Robinson British political journalist
Toasting marshmallows on an open fire in Yosemite national park.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2013 source ↗

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