These past few days, I have been feeling quite restless. There is a lot of resentment towards myself. Mainly because I blindly sold 80% of my position at a 6x increase without confirmed news, whether out of fear or the fear of losing, although I later decisively bought back in. Ultimately, I turned $100,000 into $1.5 million, but in reality, if I hadn't been so hasty and had truly possessed calmness and wisdom, I could have reached $3 million. I have a rich imagination and can translate abstract numbers into vivid images – the regret of $1.5 million, if it were just a number, would be relatively abstract in pain. However, once I imagine it as missing out on a Lamborghini + Ferrari, the pain starts to become tangible and prolonged.
I attempt to dissolve this pain of 'resentment' with positive feedback, for instance, my decisive courage to quickly buy back $700,000 based on my understanding. For example, one should be content; earning $10 million in a day is such a miraculous and impressive thing, how could one still be unhappy?
However, the effect is like a girl saying, although you are only 158 cm tall, you are very tall and grand in my heart – it ironically has the opposite effect.
Because I deeply understand:
1) If it is due to cognition and I sell out, I can fully accept it willingly;
2) But if it is because I lack calmness and panic in a major situation, selling out changes the nature completely;
A person's true wisdom and character often manifest in sudden and dramatic environments, like when Trump was shot and shouted 'fight! fight! fight!' - it is a touching act of bravery. You can't fake it!
Emotions are somewhat complex; on one hand, it is human nature. We often have 99.9% of our body healthy, but if there is a small issue in a certain area, it can seize 100% of our energy – like the feeling of a tiny grain of sand in our shoe.
How come there is only half a bottle of water – versus – wow! There is actually half a bottle of water – this wisdom, I still need to learn, to understand contentment and gratitude.
Of course, continuously transforming passive emotions into positive emotions is important and necessary.
1) Accept your restlessness – the process of restlessness itself is another side of calmness;
2) This is the universe conveying certain signals to me and teaching me something;
I think the theme of my life these past few days can be summed up in one sentence: maintain calmness when facing major events.
Looking back on my investment journey, I have gone through three stages:
First, understand the principle
Second, understand redundancy
Third, understand calmness
If I am still troubled by some floating losses and gains on paper, it may indicate that my energy cannot yet manage this wealth. Looking back at all the great people throughout history, they are all calm and composed, with certainty behind them, and the strength behind them is 'everything has already been decided'! Since you have already seen the endgame, all the difficulties in between will turn into stories and seasoning over time.
Do not underestimate yourself. It is not about becoming arrogant. Rather, certainty is the most powerful path to life's portrait.
Of course, although I have written these words, I know that I cannot completely and immediately embody the wisdom of calmness, but at least being aware of it is still acceptable.