Back in 2016 I decided to build a habit of reading books during my idle time. I made a choice to make myself better and improve the way I think and how I organize my thoughts because I am a pessimist.
I’ve always doubted myself being the good guy who always plays it safe and never breaking the rules. I see other people living the good life and enjoying themselves even if they do not care about what the world thinks of them. I thought I can never live a happy life following the rules and sometimes I wished I could just bend them all and have fun. If I could just quit school and do what I really wanted to do. If I could just have a relationship with a girl and have sex like every teenager did. Then the lines below hit me:
“The best way to lessen stress is to stop screwing up” – Willpower, Baumeister
Maybe I did make the right choice of not screwing my life up and not become an entitled person who thought life was about me. If I quit school, I’d probably not be an IT professional and earn enough cash and be capable of learning how to trade for a living. If I had numerous relationships with girls, I’d probably be a dad right now raising kids and not having time for self-development and improvement. As the book said, willpower is a finite resource. It is better not to screw things up before it even happens. Conserve your energy in planning your life ahead of you instead of reacting to all circumstances life throws at you.
In trading, I do not want to put myself in a lot of stress given the daily job that I currently have. I think I am making the right decision of building knowledge and confidence first before doing the real thing.
I had a conversation with my cousin today and I hope that I can pass on that message to him. I will try to build that strong context of not screwing up in life within him. He already did though that is why he is not yet a graduate but I hope we can make it better for him.
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