if i could go back in time, i would love to learn more about risk management earlier, and become more disciplined about sticking to those systems as my mom always says, "it's not how much money you can make con (son in viet), it's about how much you can keep" im good at making money, but there are a lot of leaks in my systems because i dont know when to turn it off, or dial it down i keep the same risk tolerance in environments that no longer deserve it for example: > rotating profits into new trades right away > selling trading cards for 5-10x, but buying more packs/gacha (for the love of the game) > short term lifestyle inflation systems that i need to respect: > always maintain calm, come back to neutral > after every big trade or loss (this usually just means time away, 2-4 weeks) > put $ into things that are slower to liquidate (cds, brokerage, t-bills, real estate, even silly material things) never redeploy profits there is definitely tuition to be paid if you're a trader in any market, but there comes a point when you begin to overpay you can either feel that pain over and over again until you finally learn the lesson, or be self aware enough to shortcut the process by being focused and firm with yourself making money is one skill keeping it is another