I’m astounded by the young activists, ecologists, poets, movement leaders, peaceful marchers, change makers everywhere. It’s like watching a garden bloom.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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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.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – everything she writes speaks to me. Her Ted talk, We Should All Be Feminists, inspired everything I do with Gurls Talk.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2019 source ↗
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Stacey Dooley. She does incredible documentaries – in one, she took spoiled British kids to the Philippines to work in a factory. It’s exactly what my kids need to watch.
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For persevering, and being a good role model.
They are already things I work on: routine and less sugar.
I wanted to be a cooker. Not a cook: I wanted to actually be the stove.
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