Gino D'Acampo: What lesson has mattered most in your life?

The question

What lesson has mattered most in your life?

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Gino D'Acampo

Italian-British celebrity chef and media personality

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Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. That’s the way everyone should live.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

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Henry Marsh Neurosurgeon and writer

A close, loving family and work position in society which is meaningful, which is about making the world a better place rather than getting a bigger - having a bigger bank account.

Recorded Scott Simon, Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR, 21 January 2023 source ↗

John Simm English musician and actor

Live in the moment. Enjoy life because time cruelly speeds up as you get older and becomes scarily finite.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 March 2023 source ↗

Harlan Coben American author

We are too often advised to live life to the fullest. That’s too much pressure. The key is to find joy and poignancy in the quiet and mundane. Life is lived between the so-called big moments.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 August 2024 source ↗

Bobbi Brown

You’re more capable than you think.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗

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Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

As a nice and fair guy who helped bring authentic Italian cooking to the UK.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

I am always very happy in Sardinia with my family; I spend at least six months of the year there. Six months working and six months relaxing – I think that is a great balance.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗