You win. No money involved just ego. Feel better.... This psycho babble IS important. Most fail at this game due to psychology. Good luck.
I totally agree with this statement. Having traded for a number of years, the day the scales fell of my eyes as it were, I felt the same way and trading has been very easy, enjoyable and extremely profitable since then
I take it I must wait for those scales to fall and that there is no way to rip them of or at least hasten the process? BTW ... thanks for the comment. It helps to know that it gets easier.
My own experience was that good record keeping and persistance pays off. Learning from your mistakes is very very important. My "Scales off the eyes" moment came when I refined my methodology to such an extent that it became almost effortless to trade. I have to say it was a scary moment because I just could not believe after so many failed attempts that consistent profitable trading was possible. But it truly is.
I've heard trading described and characterized in many different ways. I don't recall "very easy" ever being one of them.
I would go with sporadic eidetic memory. If I see it I remember it. Mainly numbers and patterns though. I can speed read books but do not remember every page word for word but can recall a pretty accurate synopsis.
The only eidetic and clear memory I have is the amount of money I was worth at my peak equity, and of the extreme daily pain I suffer everyday remembering that I do not have it anymore. Everything else is a blur of unimportant crap lost in a daze of Mojitos. Thank God for that alcohol.