Mindy Kaling: What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?

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What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?

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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire

Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Mindy Kaling

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Falling asleep watching a movie on a sofa because I drank too much wine at dinner, my head resting on the thigh of a loved one, who will later explain what happened.

The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2015 source ↗

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Sally Field Actor

Being inside and watching really bad weather outside … and, if it’s after 5:30 P.M., with a glass of Chardonnay in hand.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 10 March 2016 source ↗

Anjelica Huston

A walk on the Golden Strand beach in County Mayo, on the West Coast of Ireland.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 January 2019 source ↗

George Saunders Short-story writer and novelist

Being aware and accepting of whatever the state of my mind happens to be at the moment (even if that state is unhappy).

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 25 January 2023 source ↗

Renée Zellweger

A free day anywhere with a good dog.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 February 2017 source ↗

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Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

People taking themselves seriously.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2015 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Generally? Hurting someone’s feelings. Specifically? Being kidnapped while on vacation.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2015 source ↗

Question Which quality in your friends matters most to you? Relationships

They want to leave the party the same time I do.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2015 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

Sunday mornings with my parents when I visited from college.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2015 source ↗

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