Why Early Success Is a Misfortune
In 21 years, it was the best year of my luck.
I made over 6 million in a single peak month—at worst, still 100,000.
I thought I had grabbed hold of the confidence to take on the world, and that crossing social classes was just a matter of time.
Later I got into options contracts—on 5/19 I went all-in on the contracts, with maximum leverage, and I lost 18 million in one shot.
After that, my ambition only grew, and so did my anxiety.
Only later did I understand—
back then, I was just standing on the updraft; my understanding and my wealth didn’t match.
Slowly, pressure and anxiety started to well up inside me. Many times I wondered whether I was even really cut out for contract trading.
Later I finally understood: early success is the first of life’s three greatest misfortunes.
Fame and fortune that come too quickly are the easiest to ruin a young person
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In 21 years, it was the best year of my luck.
I made over 6 million in a single peak month—at worst, still 100,000.
I thought I had grabbed hold of the confidence to take on the world, and that crossing social classes was just a matter of time.
Later I got into options contracts—on 5/19 I went all-in on the contracts, with maximum leverage, and I lost 18 million in one shot.
After that, my ambition only grew, and so did my anxiety.
Only later did I understand—
back then, I was just standing on the updraft; my understanding and my wealth didn’t match.
Slowly, pressure and anxiety started to well up inside me. Many times I wondered whether I was even really cut out for contract trading.
Later I finally understood: early success is the first of life’s three greatest misfortunes.
Fame and fortune that come too quickly are the easiest to ruin a young person
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