Marie Kondo: How would you want people to remember you? — FLAPSS

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How would you want people to remember you?

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A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.

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Marie Kondo

Japanese organizing consultant, author, and television show host

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Tidying fanatic.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 January 2022 source ↗

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Robert Peston British journalist

As a dad who was OK.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 June 2018 source ↗

Ian Rankin Scottish crime writer

Fondly and down the centuries. I think partly what drives writers to write is the yearning for immortality.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 October 2020 source ↗

By my friends and loved ones as someone who loved ferociously and always had their back.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2025 source ↗

Shaznay Lewis English singer

As a great mother, wife and songwriter.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2024 source ↗

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Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

Warm and fuzzy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 January 2022 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

In elementary school: I opened my lunchbox and it was empty. I was devastated.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 January 2022 source ↗

Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I don’t have anything that I want to change. I’m sure I did in the past but I can’t recall, which means it wasn’t that big a deal.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 January 2022 source ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

It’s still a work in progress, but I would have to say, organising the world. With all the KonMari consultants around the world, and those that read my books or watched the Netflix shows, we are definitely making a difference.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 January 2022 source ↗

Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

Housewife and mother of three, which I am now.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 January 2022 source ↗

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