I’d like to increase my brain’s computing speed.
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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I wouldn’t change anything about myself. If you asked me 20 years ago, I probably would have had a long list. But I’ve learned to appreciate and love who I am.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 February 2021 source ↗
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My inability to have romantic relationships.
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Like you can do anything.
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