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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I am pretty chirpy at the moment.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 August 2017 source ↗
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Joshua Ferris
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Whenever it was, I didn't realise it fully.
Now. Five years ago, I started looking after myself a bit more, emotionally and spiritually, and it’s paid dividends.
I remember thinking, when I was in my early 30s, that this is the best age to be, and I still believe your 30s are a wonderful time. But I think I am pretty happy now.
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