What single thing would improve the quality of your life?

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Recorded Alex Honnold said elsewhere, not written here
I’ve always wished I had stronger fingers, and most of my friends always have stronger fingers.

Matthew Roberson, GQ, 23 January 2026 source ↗

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Bradley Wiggins British former professional road and track racing cyclist
This isn’t a complaint, but obscurity would be nice. You can’t have a bad day in public because everyone’s got phones.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗
Billy Porter American actor and singer
A home. I just bought one on Long Island. My first piece of property.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 January 2021 source ↗
Healthier food from motorway service stations – I am always going through them late at night and it’s all rubbish.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗

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Question What keeps you awake at night? Daily life
No, I don’t really worry that much when I sleep. I mean, the stuff that I get stressed about is all like real life stuff with, you know, dealing with email and responding to calls and like, you know, hustling and I don’t know, like doing my taxes. You know, like all the stuff that I’m just like not good at.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show, The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss, 1 January 2018 source ↗
Question When was the last time you changed your mind about something? Change of mind
I mean, the first thing that comes to mind is like in high school I was reading a bunch of Ayn Rand, like objectivist, all super black and white, basically like f the poor, people should work harder, they should try harder. And now as a 30-year-old I’m basically like all about trying to help the poor or trying to help the planet in different ways. Trying to make the world a better place. It’s like a full 180 from the black and white that I was into in high school.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show, The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss, 1 January 2018 source ↗
Question What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life in the last six months? Money & investment
Yeah, I mean, no question. I mean the last van that I bought, a $10,000 van and lived in it for 10 years. And then this new van that I bought, it’s a new van so it’s obviously a bit pricier, but it’s like pretty awesome and I’ll probably live in it for another ten years. Well, maybe not actually live in it, but, you know, I’ll be based out of it.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show, The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss, 1 January 2018 source ↗

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