Idleness is the root of suffering.

That's it.

Maybe that's what every blown trader account was trying to tell us, but we missed the message.

The life changes you think will make you profitable?

Illusions.

You're convinced the issue is your strategy, your broker, your capital, or your (tiny) risk tolerance.

But it's not.

You feel like shit because you're stagnant.

The human mind wasn't designed to sit still watching charts all day without taking action.

You were designed to hunt opportunities, build positions, pursue setups, and execute.

When you stop moving - when you stop taking trades because you're "waiting for the perfect setup" - 

that energy has nowhere to go, so it turns inward.

Is that what you want?

If you're not sure, that's okay

But I can tell you from personal experience, that's not it…

The voice in your mind that's constantly second-guessing gets quiet when you start executing.

I'm not talking about revenge trading or closing your eyes and pressing buttons.

That's not action. That's chaos.

Real action is deliberate. Calculated. Risky, but not reckless.

It's taking that trade you normally wouldn't take because you want to test your thesis.

It's risking 1% on a setup that's slightly outside your comfort zone because you need to understand how it behaves.

It's executing your plan even when you're not 100% confident, then studying what happens next.

You can't think your way to profitability. 

You have to trade your way there, one calculated risk at a time.

I see it every day - traders who spend months "perfecting" their strategy without risking a penny.

They'll backtest for 6 months but won't take a live trade.

They think more analysis equals better results.

It doesn't.

More deliberate action - followed by honest analysis of what went wrong - equals better results.

Every profitable trader you see failed first. 

The difference is they took the time to understand where they went wrong and audited their process based on that.

They didn't just take more trades. 

They took smarter risks, then studied the outcomes.

Here's what real progress looks like:

Take a calculated risk → Analyze the outcome → Adjust your process → Repeat

Not: Take random trades → Hope for the best → Blow account → Start over

The market rewards intelligent action, not blind action.

You need to move, but you need to move with purpose.

When you take that trade outside your normal criteria, you're not gambling. 

You're gathering data.

When it doesn't work out, you're not failing. You're learning.

But only if you circle back and understand what went wrong.

They're either completely paralyzed by analysis, or they're taking action without learning from it.

Both approaches keep you broke.

The paralyzed trader never gathers real market data.

The reckless trader gathers data but never processes it.

You need both: deliberate action AND honest reflection.

Take the trade when your setup appears, even if you're not certain.

Then study what happened. 

What worked? 

What didn't? 

Why?

That's how you build a real edge and understanding of what this business model looks like

Start moving with purpose.

Take calculated risks you normally wouldn't take.

Study every outcome, especially the failures.

Adjust your process based on what you learn.

Because here's the secret: 

Every profitable trader is just someone who failed better than everyone else.

They took their losses, learned from them, and adjusted.

Most people just take losses and repeat the same mistakes. 

You've read this far, so i know you guys aren't most people

If you're ready to start failing forward instead of staying stuck, 

you can find me here

Talk soon,

Atif