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Which trait in yourself do you like least?

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

The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball player and author
Laziness. After 30 years of being a disciplined athlete with an intensely tight schedule, I still can’t forgive myself for letting things slide.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2020 source ↗

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Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret
When I was 17, my friends and I threw a fashion show for a breast cancer charity. Breast cancer is something my mum went through when I was 14, so prevention is very close to my heart. Our singer, who was performing during the fashion show, dropped out at the last minute so I had to step in. It’s on video, and my sister always brings it up.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗

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