Good on you.
I wish I had have quit when I was 5 years in! Now i'm in too deep and have invested too much time, and so will probably only quit when I die or literally can't afford to fund any sort of account.
In my time, i've seen very little proof of retail success.
There's a chance that it is impossible, and we are just essentially flipping coins.
The occasional success story (if not a lie) could simply ....... (fooled by randomness)