Easiest Part of Sales & Trading? (besides "less hours relative to IB")

I'd like to know from the perspective of people in Sales and Trading, what is the easiest part of your job? I've heard the intensity and speed can be one of the hardest parts,  but I'm curious what you would say the easiest parts of the job are.

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