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Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 30th, 2013, 10:12 AM

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10,000 hours, really?

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Posted By Surly

joeyk - sound like we basically agree with each...

joeyk - sound like we basically agree with each other. I believe you said you'd been trading on and off for 5 years before you "became consistent in 6-12 months" so my point is that people off the...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 29th, 2013, 12:42 PM

Replies: 205

10,000 hours, really?

Views: 46,178

Posted By Surly

This is not a response to the OP - just want any...

This is not a response to the OP - just want any newer traders out there to realize that prop firms do not consistently take inexperienced traders and turn them profitable in 6-9 months. It just...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

April 9th, 2013, 04:51 AM

Replies: 205

10,000 hours, really?

Views: 46,178

Posted By Surly

You're so right - just like basketball is totally...

You're so right - just like basketball is totally easy. I'm mean, how hard is it to dribble around a few people and throw ball in a hole? Then you just do that again and again over the course of a...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 12th, 2013, 11:42 AM

Replies: 205

10,000 hours, really?

Views: 46,178

Posted By Surly

No one, none of the authors mentioned on this...

No one, none of the authors mentioned on this thread, none of the participants, no one really anywhere (certainly not me) has ever said you can do anything no matter your starting talents/handicaps....

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 10th, 2013, 07:59 PM

Replies: 205

10,000 hours, really?

Views: 46,178

Posted By Surly

The myth of talent is actually quite well...

The myth of talent is actually quite well established. Your example of basketball players actually reinforces this view rather than disproves it. Certainly you need to be tall to be competitive in...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

February 22nd, 2013, 01:33 PM

Replies: 205

10,000 hours, really?

Views: 46,178

Posted By Surly

I'm only quoting this post because I think its...

I'm only quoting this post because I think its the only thing josh has ever posted I don't agree with. :)

I just think the math doesn't add up - I said this in a previous post but if all it took...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

February 22nd, 2013, 01:14 PM

Replies: 205

10,000 hours, really?

Views: 46,178

Posted By Surly

Thank you - man, Bounce is probably the best book...

Thank you - man, Bounce is probably the best book I read in 2011, best one in a long time. Syed's points are great and his writing style engaging - can't recommend this one highly enough!! He does...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

February 19th, 2013, 11:44 AM

Replies: 205

10,000 hours, really?

Views: 46,178

Posted By Surly

I would disagree with the reasoning behind the...

I would disagree with the reasoning behind the claim that it should take 3 months, if not no prop shops would exist. The prop shop environment is instructive I think - TopstepTrader could comment on...

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