Proust Questionnaire - 2020
In 2012, I answered the Proust Questionnaire and brought it over from my old blog. I’m taking it again.
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What is your idea of perfect happiness? Never needing to use Twitter again. And to be left alone.
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What is your greatest fear? White people.
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What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Unbridled modesty.
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What is the trait you most deplore in others? Obsession with ego.
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What is your greatest extravagance? Music. And love.
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What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Back-patting about virtues.
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What is the quality you most like in a man? Not being racist.
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What is the quality you most like in a woman? Not being racist.
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Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “Sorry.”
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Which talent would you most like to have? The ability to play the piano.
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What do you consider your greatest achievement? Becoming a father.
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If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? Myself, as I’d miss my son.
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Where would you most like to live? Lisbon.
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What is your most treasured possession? My music collection.
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What is your most marked characteristic? Quietness.
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What do you most value in your friends? Actively listening and engaging with me.
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Who are your favourite writers? James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Reni Eddo-Lodge, Jason Okundaye, Shakeia Taylor, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Jason Kottke, Jean Baudrillard, Roland Barthes.
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Who is your hero of fiction? James Baldwin.
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Which historical figure do you most identify with? None.
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What is it that you most dislike? Racism.
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What is your greatest regret? Not getting better grades in maths at college.
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How would you like to die? Peacefully.
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What is your motto? What would Dilla do?