Al Franken: Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

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.

Recorded Al Franken said elsewhere, not written here

I had to ask people about this, because I couldn’t think of anything, and the consensus seems to be: a general lack of self-awareness.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

Audra McDonald Singer and actor

If hoarding and procrastination were Olympic sports, I’d have at least 70 gold medals.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2023 source ↗

My ability to make everything about me.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2017 source ↗

Not following through on things.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2025 source ↗

The desire to please. It’s a losing battle.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2020 source ↗

Surrounded by my great-great-grandchildren.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 May 2017 source ↗

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