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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Being judgmental.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2014 source ↗
Impulsivity. We end up in strange places, like right now – I am in the Middle East.
Catastrophising.
Too high an expectation of others and myself.
The rare moment I don’t believe in myself enough.
Walking into a room filled with friends and family singing “Happy Birthday” to me and I am completely naked.
I have no idea what perfect happiness feels like, but I am looking forward to the experience.
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