#Stoicism also helped me accept that people will do what they do.

You can’t control others...they have their own thoughts, their own choices.

That realization made me a better communicator.

Instead of rambling like a nervous salesman trying to win someone over, I learned to just say what I meant and let it be.

Before, I struggled in social situations. Trying to manage every detail of a conversation takes a ton of mental bandwidth. Stoicism gave me some of that back.