Dawn O’Porter: Which trait in yourself do you like least?

The question

Which trait in yourself do you like least?

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.

Dawn O’Porter

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

When I ruin someone else’s story because I think mine is better, so butt in before they’ve finished theirs.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗

Others on this question

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Trevor Noah

My love of sugar.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2016 source ↗

Indira Varma

Maxi-multitasking.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2024 source ↗

Erin O'Connor English model

I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗

Jack Whitehall English comedian, actor, presenter and writer

I’m rabidly indiscreet. If you tell me an embarrassing story, it will probably end up in one of my scripts or standup routines.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2023 source ↗

More from Dawn O’Porter

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Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

Perimenopausal anxiety, the terrible feeling of impending doom, something awful happening to my children, writing deadlines. Apart from that, I’m quite chilled.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗

Question What would you most want to leave your children? Death & what remains

My Siamese cat, which I had freeze-dried after she died. I really think their future partners will like it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

My Auntie Jane. She took me in, aged 10, and, after my mother died, healed my broken heart by filling our dining room with food and people. Still cooking at the grand old age of 89. My icon.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗