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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Worry about the things you can control and don’t worry about the things you can’t.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 July 2025 source ↗
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