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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.
I’m incredibly patient with a lot of stuff, but incredibly impatient with other things. I deplore the impatient side.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2024 source ↗
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That I give way too quickly.
Procrastination.
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I’ve got no patience.
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When my son got into art school.
Nothing. I sleep like a log.
Having a few songs that outlive you is a nice way to be remembered.
I wish I could worry less.
It’s just this warm whoosh that goes through you and starts just below the navel area, the pit of your tum.
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