Many interesting posts on this thread, and a few not so interesting posts too. At the risk of sounding like a pessimist, which I am not, it seems some people here could use a reminder of some basic life facts. No matter how much money you make, you can't wire the funds to your next life. No matter which school you attended, death doesn't give a flying fuck about your GPA. No matter how pretty the girl, she will get old. Just enjoy what you have while you have it. No, I am not an old fart, I happen to be 22 fyi.
My take on trading, to again hark back to the ealier posts, is that trading has little to do with intelligence and more to do with having enough risk capital, time, wine, and common sense to find a system that works. Then, once you have a basic system that works somewhat, to have the common sense to stick with what works until you are damn sure you have found something better.