Hayley Squires
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Essential, like oxygen.
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
A warm sunny day. You get this bubble around you and, all of a sudden, problems are halved.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗
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I don’t have a sorry.
I can’t disclose that because it’s not suitable for public airing, but it was truly awful; they’ve since said worse.
Trust my instincts.
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Procrastination.
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