Identity & self

Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

243 answers answered between 1995 and 2026 one of 25 in The Q&A

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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.

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Erin O'Connor English model
I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗
Vick Hope British television and radio presenter
I can’t say no. I am a people-pleaser, and it means that I burn myself out because I take on too much.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 August 2022 source ↗
Jason Derulo American singer and songwriter
I dislike my relationship with food. I wish I didn’t love food so much.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2022 source ↗
Daryl McCormack Irish actor
Oversharing. I long to be intimately connected to people and sometimes, among strangers, I don’t read the room.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗
Jack Whitehall English comedian, actor, presenter and writer
I’m rabidly indiscreet. If you tell me an embarrassing story, it will probably end up in one of my scripts or standup routines.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2023 source ↗
I get distracted by anything and everything, so all my projects finish just before the deadline. Sometimes, it’s a bit too tight.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗

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