David Hasselhoff
American actor, singer, and television personality
Not working and not being able to continue to live this lifestyle.
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Identity & self
Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
The exact prompt is fixed in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire and independently sustained in The Guardian's The Q&A over multiple decades.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Talking too much.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2017 source ↗
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View all 266 →Lack of purpose.
I am petrified of bikini waxing. I had a very bad experience in 1978.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Basketball player and author
Years ago, before I had my current manager, I was taken advantage of by people I’d trusted with my finances. That’s made me especially sensitive to the prospect of financial ruin. I’m constantly advising young athletes to be vigilant when it comes to whom you trust with your finances.
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View profile →When I finished writing a book.
Failure to be on time.
Absentmindedness.
Getting hired. With the possible exception of my daughters’ births and my wedding day, the happiest moments of my life were when someone offered me a job.
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