Lifestyle of daytrader

Some days on the street u will meet some old colleagues/ friends , as expected, they will ask "not working today?", and I'll just say day off, anything to say but not day trader :)

Quote from Maverick74:

Just curious where you live. If you live in Ohio and work from home, yeah, it's a grind. People will look at you weird. Not much to do during the day. But if you live in a big city, you will fit right in. When I lived in NY it was so easy to hang out in the city, go to the park and read, hang out in coffee shop, see a play, movie, whatever and fit right in. Everywhere is packed. You wonder if any of those people work!!! LOL.

But if you live in suburbia, yeah, the neighbors will talk. So if that bothers you, the best thing might be to move. Honestly if you can afford it, you might just want to pony up for an office somewhere, maybe find some other traders who will share the expense. At least you have somewhere to go.
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Saw your posting in P/L thread , u doing great

Quote from d08:

Not a real problem. If you are truly successful then you will spend time thinking about how to diversify your investments as nothing scales into infinity, if just "doing okay" then try to become truly successful (it's what I'm attempting to motivate myself to do).
Other than that, plan your non-financial future - doubt it's all perfectly figured out.
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Appreciate your advice, most of them are excellent ideas, i'm trying out some of them, also trying to explore more into some of my hobbies, thanks again

Quote from masterm1ne:

investor11, some tips:

I will offer a few of the things I can think of off the bat..

1. Do u have a wife/husbend? If yes, go option 2. If no go optoin 3.

2. Research some sex positions, human psychology or other related things to get your intimate relationship sparked up again. I would suggest reading Kamehastra and then also Robert Greene, art of seduction. This will help u in life overall (besides the sex life :D) . Study this and surpirse ur lover!

3. Find material on pickup and then start gaming women/man. Become best pickup artist u can. Unfortuneatly, we are social human beings, and we can't be alone by yourselves for too long, otherwise, u will become depressed and feel bad.

4. learn about other forms of investiments and start spreading your money around. THis is safe and will ensure your posterity is well off. Never forget about your family, take care of them first.

5. Go on a road trip. Just go out and drive yourself around. If you find yourself having to eat, go somewhere u never been. Opening sets of epeople using the material u learnt re human psychology. Be interesting rather than boring (IE if most people talk about something, like work, then it is boring, and vice versa, if most people dont do something, then it's probably interesting)

6. Learn to play an instrument and join a band.

7. learn a new language and join a group to practice.

8. Volunteer/shadow someone working in someplace where u never been before.

9. pick up computer gaming (not recommended if your anti social).

10. Start a side business, or work on inventin something (search Steven Key/Shark Tank)

11. Go on meetup.com and find some groups to go to.

12. Go shopping, go to the mall, or go to a baseball game. You will be around others, again use some interesting convorsation to talk to people.

13. Go back to school and further educate ursefl. Education is priceless.'


That should get you started. Please let me know if u want more tips.
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Maybe I haven't reach that phase in my life and in my career but I am finding quite hard to have some spare time. If I have to describe my life is more like: "never give up".

I do not believe in the "perfect trade" or some stories like that, like I guess the majority of us. Do you have any advice to share for becoming a Zen trader?


P.S: I do some meditation and some sport and i occasionally keep my space but my spare time is very limited.
 
Quote from innovest_11:

Saw your posting in P/L thread , u doing great
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I think you've mistaken me with sellindexvol or rallymode.
Aren't you constantly scared of your edge fading away? I'm obsessed with the idea of when will it happen or has it already happened.
 
Quote from innovest_11:

Morning do some yoga, light jogging/ walking, then after lunch, either get some sleep or go to library to do some reading. Not that i dislike my current routine kind of lifestyle, but it is kind of getting boring.
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Look at what you wrote above.... yoga, light jogging/walking.... then lunch, sleep, and reading. The reason why you are feeling the way you are feeling is because you aren't pushing yourself enough towards goals that require HARD SUSTAINED EFFORT..... goals that really push your personal boundaries of what is possible and give you a true sense of accomplishment if you achieve them. Forget the yoga. Start weight training and try to put on 5lbs of muscle this year while losing 5lbs of fat. Do your cardio with intensity and try to beat your past personal record. Instead of going to the library to do some reading, how about going to the library to do some WRITING. Don't just be a consumer of airspace and knowledge, be a creator of something that people will find valuable, and something new that is unique to your life experiences. If you do that, you are going to find your daily routine to be much more rewarding.
 
Quote from Baron:

Forget the yoga. Start weight training and try to put on 5lbs of muscle this year while losing 5lbs of fat. Do your cardio with intensity and try to beat your past personal record.
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While I do weights and cardio, I'm beginning to think the weights part is wrong - can cause headaches too. While I have never tried, yoga might be much better for mental health and focusing ability.
 
Baron has it.
That sort of process will have you being in the moment instead of
"marking time." It will tap levels of creativity & push you. You will be happier because it builds a sense of accomplishment/fulfillment.

You will be in a happier camper all around.
 
Quote from Baron:

Look at what you wrote above.... yoga, light jogging/walking.... then lunch, sleep, and reading. The reason why you are feeling the way you are feeling is because you aren't pushing yourself enough towards goals that require HARD SUSTAINED EFFORT..... goals that really push your personal boundaries of what is possible and give you a true sense of accomplishment if you achieve them. Forget the yoga. Start weight training and try to put on 5lbs of muscle this year while losing 5lbs of fat. Do your cardio with intensity and try to beat your past personal record. Instead of going to the library to do some reading, how about going to the library to do some WRITING. Don't just be a consumer of airspace and knowledge, be a creator of something that people will find valuable, and something new that is unique to your life experiences. If you do that, you are going to find your daily routine to be much more rewarding.
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That sound too much like WORK.

:D
 
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