Unless you’re on track to becoming a billionaire, I would strongly recommend doing some other work atleast for the next 2 years. It’s possible I’m missing context about your life though, so please ignore my advice if there is such context.
You’re unlikely to figure out what else you care about in life until you actually try things out in the real world. You’ve cleared the first 3-4 tiers in Maslows hierarchy which means you’re now figuring out the fifth one. This requires different skills than the first 4, those are more well defined.
And it’s going to be harder to switch once you’re say 40. It’s possible and I’ve read about people who have done it, but the probability of you dying without ever figuring out the point of your life goes up meaningfully.
I would also highly recommend talking to friends outside of your workplace as you figure out this decision, as their status meters would be wired differently. Especially competitive people but outside your workplace, people who are competing for different goals.
man, this was a dope article to read. Thank you for sharing your perspective, many similarities including my family is from China as well. We see the same silk pj's effect with someone like Conor McGregor. Thankfully I've found internal values & pursuits to keep my love for the game. Been in off-season/ recovery since April. Enjoy your time off bro.
Super valuable perspective for early career traders, thanks for sharing.
Weird to think about trying to be a trader without having that fire under your ass forcing the grind and creating those addicting "win" moments. Feels like a lot of the NBA veterans rekindle their love for the game via mentorship/leadership and adapting their game to fit the new risk/reward profile (which you sort of allude to). Bit of a mindset switch from trading to secure financial freedom vs. trading for passion.
I would trade places with you in a heartbeat, and not for the money(I have it). I wish I knew how to turn this off, this thinking about trading, and go focus on my family & nurturing the few friendships I have
Personally have traded full-time since '22, made it, and now taking a break as well for the past couple of months. You've put into words exactly how I've been feeling these past months, good to know there's others who feel the same way. Thanks for sharing this.
Have you fantasized about working a retail / human facing job just to make your life more interesting?
I sometimes think it would be a fun use of time to work at an ice cream shop or something but if I think about closing up shop at 11pm the idea sounds less fun.
Unless you’re on track to becoming a billionaire, I would strongly recommend doing some other work atleast for the next 2 years. It’s possible I’m missing context about your life though, so please ignore my advice if there is such context.
You’re unlikely to figure out what else you care about in life until you actually try things out in the real world. You’ve cleared the first 3-4 tiers in Maslows hierarchy which means you’re now figuring out the fifth one. This requires different skills than the first 4, those are more well defined.
And it’s going to be harder to switch once you’re say 40. It’s possible and I’ve read about people who have done it, but the probability of you dying without ever figuring out the point of your life goes up meaningfully.
I would also highly recommend talking to friends outside of your workplace as you figure out this decision, as their status meters would be wired differently. Especially competitive people but outside your workplace, people who are competing for different goals.
man, this was a dope article to read. Thank you for sharing your perspective, many similarities including my family is from China as well. We see the same silk pj's effect with someone like Conor McGregor. Thankfully I've found internal values & pursuits to keep my love for the game. Been in off-season/ recovery since April. Enjoy your time off bro.
loved the analogies
Super valuable perspective for early career traders, thanks for sharing.
Weird to think about trying to be a trader without having that fire under your ass forcing the grind and creating those addicting "win" moments. Feels like a lot of the NBA veterans rekindle their love for the game via mentorship/leadership and adapting their game to fit the new risk/reward profile (which you sort of allude to). Bit of a mindset switch from trading to secure financial freedom vs. trading for passion.
I would trade places with you in a heartbeat, and not for the money(I have it). I wish I knew how to turn this off, this thinking about trading, and go focus on my family & nurturing the few friendships I have
Personally have traded full-time since '22, made it, and now taking a break as well for the past couple of months. You've put into words exactly how I've been feeling these past months, good to know there's others who feel the same way. Thanks for sharing this.
Making money in trading for a year is relatively easy if you’re on a decent desk.
Making money for 10+ years consistently is extremely hard.
Requires constant evolution and investment. Most of which may not pay off.
As the markets get more efficient the marginal effort to stay competitive is harder and harder.
The firms that constantly stay in business are the ones who never stop grinding and pushing.
Have you fantasized about working a retail / human facing job just to make your life more interesting?
I sometimes think it would be a fun use of time to work at an ice cream shop or something but if I think about closing up shop at 11pm the idea sounds less fun.
working a retail job sounds dreadful to me
Read Low Risk Rules. Let me know what you think.