Hello everyone. My name is Andrew. And my name is Anna. And you're listening to the

Culeps English podcast. You're listening to Chatterbox, the Q-Up series for Intermediate to Advanced English

learners and here you can hear clear and natural conversations about fascinating topics by native speakers.

My name's Andrew, I'm a Canadian living in Seoul, South Korea, and in just a second I'll be joined

by my co-host Anna Anna who's from the UK. Today we're going to be talking

about Stoicism. Stoicism is a philosophy that helps people to stay calm and strong even when things go wrong.

To use an expression that we've heard recently on QLips when things go south.

For example, a Stoic might respond to losing their job by focusing on what they can control, like

improving their skills, rather than worrying about things that they can't change, like the

economy. So we'll get started with this episode in just a

moment but before we do let me ask you a question. Are you ready to

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