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.
Self-righteousness and a phobia of embarrassment.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 November 2025 source ↗
Insecurity around money. I have this profound insecurity about not having enough to provide for my family.
I’m disorganized.
Well, I’m always right.
I am a massive people-pleaser and it brings me nothing but trouble.
Greed, lack of empathy. Same thing.
Human, evolving and faithful.
I cried last week after talking about marriage equality with my daughters. My oldest let slip that she believed that if the supreme court overturned Obergefell, she wouldn’t have parents any more. I felt angry with my country and ashamed that I didn’t consider the possibility that she might think that.
Leaving the stage from a panic attack in my 20s. Hearing the audience angry.
I’m not thrilled with my lack of commitment to feminism in my 20s.
A lifelong sleepover.
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