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The Stoics had a secret for controlling emotions, and neuroscience proves it works.

You can turn fear, anger, and stress into some of your most powerful tools.

Ancient Greeks understood emotional control, and modern brain science confirms it.

When done right, emotional control doesn’t make you cold—it makes people trust you.

What Ancient Stoics and Modern Neuroscience Teach Us About Emotional Control

I made my first formal court appearance as a newly sworn-in lawyer about a quarter of a century ago. I remember standing in front of a packed courtroom where everyone knew the rhythm and choreography better than I, my heart racing and my stomach in an elaborate knot of anxiety .

Yet woven into that tension was a charge of excitement: the scent of weathered wood steeped

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