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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Malala Yousafzai Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace

Biting my nails.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2019 source ↗

Maya Jama British television and radio presenter

I can be properly stubborn sometimes – but that’s me being a classic Leo.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗

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