The question
What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
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People-pleasing.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2025 source ↗
Entitlement, arrogance, and bigotry.
Disrespect. My dad was a toolmaker and worked in a factory all his life, and he felt looked down on, and it really affected him. And so all my life I’ve loathed disrespect and valued respect.
Lack of self-criticism.
People who do not love. If you are not loving, you are not living. Why wouldn’t you love? What’s the problem?
Anyone brave enough to truly be themselves.
Losing my mind.
I’m terribly impatient.
Right now: Summer. Dusk. On my couch watching Australian Open tennis with my kids and dog. Doors wide open to a beautiful body of water. The first star of the night just appeared in the sky. Life is magical.
Floating on my back in the ocean.
Clive Myrie, Timothy Hutton, Joseph Fiennes, Charlie Munger, Helen Mirren, Anne Enright
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