My inability to keep track of personal possessions.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2016 source ↗
The question
If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My inability to keep track of personal possessions.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2016 source ↗
If I could change one thing about myself, it would be to change the idea that I should change something about myself.
The age. I would like to be 30 years old now.
I deeply regret not having learned a musical instrument. And I regret not having focused more on Spanish when I was studying it in school. I would love to be able to speak Spanish fluently and play an instrument.
I’d like to have a more generous, less anxious mind.
When our children were born.
Those times when I feel equilibrium, maximum consciousness, and clarity.
Very large bugs.
Perfection is always a desired goal, but it cannot be a primary goal. Expression has to be the primary goal, because otherwise, there is no need for an actual person to be there.
But part of practicing to me is actually an active enjoyment. When people ask, “How much do you practice and do you like practice?” Well, I think it’s always getting your mind to go from “I should” to “I want.” It’s like the magic button that only you can locate. When you’re doing the “should” thing, time happens very slowly. Ugh, I’ve been practicing forever! Fifteen minutes. But when you want to do something, an hour has passed. Your control of time depends on whether you should do something or whether you want to do something.
I love to break rules.
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