Obsequiousness.
Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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What problem are you still trying to solve?
Craft & work
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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
Change of mind
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What inspires you to learn?
Attention & the world
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
Identity & self
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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.
I am very impatient, impulsive, proactive and often act in haste.
Dr. Pritam Singh and Dr. Asha Bhandarker, People Matters, 15 March 2011 source ↗
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When I’m self-involved or insensitive to others.
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Being a bit mean now and again, too impetuous, snappy, bit of a temper.
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View profile →I really want to bring an innovative drug to the global market.
I guess my learning about regulatory strategies is much better now, and I may have designed many clinical trials differently - for example, oral insulin.
Science is about curiosity-driven learning, and unless you are curious, you will never find science exciting.
When we develop blockbuster novel products and the world sits up and takes us seriously, then I would probably sleep peacefully.
I am very impatient, impulsive, proactive and often act in haste.
I wanted to get into medical college.
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Kripa Mahalingam, Secret diary of an entrepreneur, Outlook Business, 24 March 2018
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