Adam Lambert: Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

Originally asked

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.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Adam Lambert said elsewhere, not written here

I have very poor time management. I am often running late, I procrastinate a lot.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗

Others on this question

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Rose Tremain English writer

The only drink I really, really like is champagne.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2022 source ↗

Sofia Coppola American filmmaker and actress

Being hard on myself. I don’t want to pass that on to my daughters, so I’m trying to stop.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2023 source ↗

Mary Tyler Moore

Well, first of all I’d like to change the word “deplore” to “dislike.” I guess that I’m almost a hermit; I don’t enjoy going out that much, and so I tend to take my happiness from the joys of my home and my husband.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2012 source ↗

Cyndi Lauper

I cut people off a lot when I talk. It’s a terrible habit.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2020 source ↗

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Question If you could edit your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I would try to work on being able to trust people more easily.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗

Question What keeps you awake at night? Daily life

Online shopping for clothes.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗

Question What do you consider your greatest achievement? Craft & work

Getting to challenge the status quo by being myself, just existing openly and honestly and boldly on a public level. It hasn’t always been easy, and it came with its fair set of challenges and sacrifices, and I am proud of that.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗