The Obamas are impressive.
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When were you happiest?
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
President Jimmy Carter, for his single-handedness in working to eradicate the guinea worm.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 July 2016 source ↗
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