What a curious life this is... I am seeing patterns repeat! You see, I am doing my best to learn from others, to not reinvent the wheel where it isn't needed and to really flatten my learning curve by listening to those who came before me... But: more often than not I just find their advice doesn't cut it. I can't help but think that they overlooked something and then just stopped looking altogether. Why, I don't know. But it feels they stopped way too early.
It probably sounds arrogant, but then maybe arrogance is just one of those deterrents keeping us from finding out things for ourselves, a herd mentality tool regulation of matrix calibre... but man, I sniff an opportunity, a pathway that is different from the others', because I simply hear noone talking about it as a viable option. On the contrary: as so often where something meaningful is to be found it is one of those pathways everybody keeps warning me about, recommending to the strongest degree to avoid that path.
Why? Out of sheer experience and mastership?
I really really doubt it. I have already seen the merit of that "terrible" path. So then the question becomes do they warn me because they themselves failed trying to walk it, or will it just take much longer for me to get to the same conclusion as them in the end?
Either I am naive or everybody else is wrong. Ahahahaha.
I sometimes wish I would know from experience that I always found out the same thing at the end and that most "experts of their field" were right all along and that I had indeed been naive. But you see the problem is: the opposite is the case in most all areas of life I look at and have looked at over the last decade or so. Noone knows anything.
So why would I run with their recommendation? Why would I adopt their ways of doing things without question? I just can't.
It's not that I am consciously choosing a different path that is different from the trodden one just for the sake of being different. I don't care about that. I just want to find what works, and not be satisfied with things that work "reasonably alright", Not good enough!
I see so often that my own individual experiences, my insights and what I am gathering in terms of information and practicality differs greatly from all those voices I am hearing out there, even and especially the voices of those who are allegedly way ahead - the "experts".
I really don't choose this consciously I just keep finding myself lacking, longing for more when I am hearing the common wisdom. Even in circles that are seemingly fringe. Not good enough guys, come on!
So really, be it the freakin' cony "virus", the
"infallibility" of established tenets of "science", the feasability of a certain agreed-upon model of history or - in this case - workable strategies of trading and strategies "you should never ever attempt because they are sheer financial suicide"... I just really gotta write this whole book myself and take their warning as incentive.
And in that, while there are just about two other people out there whose trading strategies I value and respect because they show results and have merit in their own way, I just gotta walk this on my own and find my own. And so with much of the rest of life areas. Taking suggestions - yes. Listening to others' experiences - yes. But never pretend THIS IS IT. Cause it isn't.
I'd rather fail with it than never having tried to find my own way in a field that is so full of false promises and barred pathways. There is a different way outside the "norm" and I will find it.
Story of my life^^
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I wouldn't worry so much about being right, I would worry about learning. If one can learn it is easy to stop being wrong.
Maybe you are right and they are wrong. Maybe they are right and you are wrong. Maybe neither of you are right. Is it possible that both of you are right?
But after all, all roads lead to Rome.
It comes down to most saying it can't be done when I fully believe it can be done. Now I just have to do it to see who had the right idea and who didn't :)
learning is all that drives this to this point.
as always i feel grateful for your fucssing my thoughts. you seem to have that quality about ya, mind distiller ;)
I'm glad. Thanks!
I am ( already ) looking forward to your personal book on trading ;<)
It is inspiring to read how you ( seem to ) find your way in life. Keep it up and please keep those stories coming!