Caroline Lucas: Which trait in yourself do you like least? — FLAPSS

The question

Which trait in yourself do you like least?

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.

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Caroline Lucas

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I very often set my heart on things – and if they don’t happen, I’m not great at dealing with disappointment.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

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James Norton English actor

I have a habit of sabotaging the moment in pursuit of perfection.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗

Al Franken Senator and comedian

I had to ask people about this, because I couldn’t think of anything, and the consensus seems to be: a general lack of self-awareness.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2017 source ↗

Marina Abramović Performance artist

My difficulty to forgive.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2024 source ↗

Bonnie Raitt Singer and guitarist

When I’m self-involved or insensitive to others.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2022 source ↗

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Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

Jacinda Ardern, the former New Zealand prime minister – for embodying a different, more compassionate politics.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Passionate, mum, green.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

Following the Zen proverb: you should sit and meditate for 20 minutes; if you’re too busy, then you should sit and meditate for an hour.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

People remember how you make them feel more than they remember what you say or do.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

Winning the first Green seat in parliament – although that’s cheating, really, as it was very much a collective achievement by the whole party.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

A holiday job as a chambermaid at the Scratchwood Travelodge on the M1. The state some people leave their rooms in was a revelation.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 April 2024 source ↗

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