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Feb 18 2026
Maria Popova answers the Longreads questionnaire

I love Maria Popova’s The Marginalian (née Brain Pickings); a friend of mine and I send links of hers back and forth all the time. Her new book Traversal is out this week, and the Longreads folks launched their version of the Proust Questionnaire (titled The Longreads Questionnaire, natch) by asking Popova 25 questions about reading, writing and creativity. I loved this one:

What are you really good at?

Pouring liquid from a large-mouthed vessel into a smaller-mouthed vessel without spilling. Including with my non-dominant hand. Including in motion. In the apocalypse, when everyone is rationing water, you want me around.

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