The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?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.
Procrastination.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2023 source ↗
Impulsivity. We end up in strange places, like right now – I am in the Middle East.
Self-loathing that rises to the level of deploring.
I can be an overthinker and a vicious self-critic.
My interest in Los Angeles.
Good self-esteem.
My younger self, because I was very, very tough on myself.
About five years ago, I was in a play that was an unmitigated disaster. I had to rally the troops and go out every night.
Ironically, it’s talking to hundreds of people in a room.
As a decent human being.
A little bit more self-confidence.
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