The question
What accomplishment matters most to you?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Verbatim recurring item in The Guardian Q&A; two fully readable publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Growing three brains.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2026 source ↗
The double marathon on the last day of my 27 marathons in 27 days.
That my son is kind and he loves David Bowie.
My children obviously, but also my work.
Coming back to work after being ill. A year ago I couldn't see that happening. I am still pinching myself.
Coldness, selfishness.
A sports car. I was in my 20s; I’d fallen out with my boyfriend, so to cheer myself up I got myself a little silver and black Mazda and a matching jumper and jacket. And do you know what, it worked. I saw him do a double take.
Passionate, gobby, flabby.
She was surprisingly good at the harpsichord.
My kids navigating the world as it is today – and daddy longlegs.
The second agent I had said: “The thing is, you look like something but then you open your mouth.” So I got myself a sketch show and left, and she lost out.
Simon Mayo, Lupita Nyong'o, Mo Gilligan, Ralf Little, Armistead Maupin, Jenna Coleman
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