When I didn't have stable output, Mr. Market beat me to a pulp, and I even suffered from depression for a time, so I had to rest for two years. Do you trade out of passion? Or is it out of unwillingness?
During the low point of trading, I once doubted whether I was suitable for this industry. I knew what to do, but I just couldn't do it. What should I do? Reflecting on my current issues, am I too eager? Since I have to work until I die, why compete for a moment? Can't I slow down? Don't put so much pressure on yourself; it's not like I'm in a hurry to be reborn into the mortal world, barring any unexpected situations. Or is your emotion guiding you? When you win, you become elated; when you lose, you feel dejected. It's not just a day's work; it's a lifetime. Is it necessary to care so much about winning or losing? Ah, when I put the time dimension into trading, it seems everything has a solution.
I thought I already knew what to do; I just didn’t execute it well. But the truth is, I didn’t really "know" at all. Wang Yangming once said: "There has never been anyone who knew but did not act; to know but not act is simply not knowing." This means that there is no such thing as "knowing but unable to do" in this world. The reason you can’t do it is that your understanding is not deep enough. Your cognition has not yet reached the level that can drive your actions. So, where does the problem lie? It often lies in the "criteria for judgment" being wrong. The logic we have been educated with since childhood is: doing the right thing should yield rewards. Working hard leads to promotions and pay raises, and scoring high on exams earns certificates. Thus, we subconsciously form a mindset—making money = right, losing money = wrong. However, in the trading world, this logic is incorrect. Because in trading, "right" does not necessarily mean making money, and "wrong" does not necessarily mean losing money. Sometimes you follow the system to cut losses and end up losing money, but that is the right thing to do. Sometimes you hold onto a position hoping to break even and end up making money on paper, but that is the wrong thing to do. This is the counterintuitive nature of trading. Therefore, to achieve unity of knowledge and action, you must first clarify what true "knowing" is. You need to establish a system that you recognize and can survive long-term, and then continuously train your execution ability so that you can remain steady as a mountain even in emotional fluctuations. Your mindset should be calm, even to the point of being indifferent, able to sleep well despite losses. Only then can you truly enter the realm. Truly mature traders ultimately learn one principle—measure right and wrong by "rules," not by profit and loss.\u003ct-9/\u003e\u003cc-10/\u003e
