The hardest thing for me to unlearn when it came to trading was being "too smart"... I'd constantly mid-curve myself out of good trades. I’d see a meme, it made me laugh, I think “maybe I should buy it.” But then I come up with a list of reasons why it’s not a good trade and move on. Next day, I look back and it’s 100x. My gut told me to do something, but my brain mid-curved me out of clicking buttons based on some retard thesis I formed in my own echo chamber. That’s why it’s best to be dumb when clicking buy, and smart when clicking sell. Your gut or instinct will be a better judge of what’s a good entry than your peanut brain 99% of the time. The best traders I know have all mastered this. And the good thing is being dumb is literally accessible to everyone - even you!!! I’ve got post-it notes on my laptop that say “be dumb” and “be smart” just to keep reminding myself. It’s legitimately improved my trading. Try it and see.
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