Quote from vansmarket:
Trading can be boring and solidarity kind of activity..
Same shit every fucking trade intra-day..
you know you a pro if you think trading or daytrading is fuckin boring job.

Quote from Anekdoten:
I agree about the possible loneliness although that can be solved with trading partners via Skype and what not.
Nevertheless, milking the market has never been boring to me. In fact, I treat it like a video game, a new high score, accuracy rate, element of surprise, an ambush, it's the ultimate chess game.
It can be addictive sure but you can also feel passion for your line of work without falling to extremes although that's a subject I'm not qualified to expand on
Anek
Good for you. You had a good time, you rested instead of messing up. Good plan.Quote from Flashboy:
Not sure what's wrong with me today. I just don't feel like trading. Can't concentrate.
I'm tired from a long weekend. Definitely drank too much beer yesterday.
Oh well.. there's always tomorrow. At least I'm getting smarter and realizing not to when my head's not in it instead of making poor deicisions.
Quote from pdwst33:
At least you're recognizing this and not making a mess of things due to lack of concentration. I swear...I see guys here who because they are in a trading room and sitting in front of screens, feel that they have to trade at all times, have to have positions on, etc, etc. It's ridiculous....they'd benefit if they could just get up and leave for a few hours if there are no opportunities available, but the firm doesn't work that way.
Quote from ConsiderThis1:
Good for you. You had a good time, you rested instead of messing up. Good plan.
Did you see the news today about how lack of sleep has been shown to lead to heart attacks?
Resting is vital. You did good!
Quote from 1flyfisher:
I took several years off from trading and have recently started again. I have been trading exclusively for 26+ years and I have found that enjoying ones life is very conducive to successful trading. I take time off every month and hit the road to flyfish the country/world and ski, scuba dive, sail, kayak and pursue a variety of other outdoor activities.
Take time off from trading and enjoy life!
You will be a better trader and profit from it.
Balance in Life is important.
Back in university (way too long ago) I used to keep in mind that the learning curve is higher for people who work short periods at studying, than for people who slog away for hours at a time.Quote from Passer's_Son:
Trading is tiring, you need to be alert all the time.
Much like any other activity ( no matter how fun it is ), you need to take a short break once every now and then