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Lack of confidence.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 July 2022 source ↗
The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
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My distractibility, diminishing memory, and capacity for sustained concentration. My English master once said I had the brain of a butterfly. I feel that 40 years later, I’ve evolved into Dory from Finding Nemo.
Being an incurable workaholic.
Oversharing my personal life, but here we are, oversharing!
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Premature demise.
The back end of a horse in panto in Newcastle in 1979.
That I’m still here.
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