Today I had a phone call with a friend who asked me to go surfing, and I declined.

During dinner, I suddenly thought that from a normal person's perspective, he is absolutely a free person:

Always holding onto a big pancake, financially relatively free, not needing to go to work, playing every day, indulging in hobbies, trying out various delicious foods and fun activities in turn.

Moreover, his ego is not tied to trading, nor is it completely about how much money he makes, so he doesn't have to participate in the market every day, he doesn't need to torture himself.

Thus, he is very free.

Then I thought about freedom.

Of course, I am also free, but my freedom is not manifested through traveling, playing, gaming, or sunbathing.

I choose trading, which means that what I want to do the most right now is trading.

This is where my hobbies and joys lie.

However, I am still not that free because I still impose limits on myself.

My limitation is: I still overly pursue financial returns.

Just like a passionate gamer doesn't have to win championships, but rather enjoys the game itself.

This is where I still need to cultivate myself.

The purpose of trading is trading itself, and waiting occupies 90% of trading time; this is the best state I can think of.