Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

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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.

Recorded Naga Munchetty said elsewhere, not written here
Self-flagellation.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2025 source ↗

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George H. W. Bush 41st President of the United States, 1989–1993
Nobody has ever accused me of being a superior communicator. If I could have conveyed to the American people the concerns I had, and my heartbeat, a little more clearly, maybe I would not be unemployed and retired. And I might not be this happy, either. I learned a lot from Ronald Reagan about communication. Never got to be in his league in terms of it, but he could say something and the American people might not agree with the issue, but they could empathize with him.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, Williamsburg, Virginia, 2 June 1995 source ↗
David Lynch Film director, screenwriter and painter
I noticed I did have an anger. Many people have anger and I was one of them.
Recorded The Talks, The Talks, 15 October 2014 source ↗

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