After so many years of being a trader, what have I gained? What I have gained is not just money. Yes, I have achieved a state that others see as 'not having to work, financial freedom.' But in reality, this job has taught me a lot, especially the ability to 'take full responsibility for myself.'

✅ I have learned to make independent decisions and think deeply. In trading, all choices are made by myself, and I must bear the profits and losses. No one tells you when to enter the market, no one bears the losses from wrong trades for you, and no one cleans up after your uncontrolled emotions. So I have become more decisive and increasingly disciplined. [The market is not wrong, no one can be blamed], only 'where did I go wrong?' When I make a mistake, I review it; there are no excuses for losses.

✅ I have trained my emotional stability and try not to be anxious. At first, I was also led by the account curve—when it rose a little, I felt like a god, and when it fell a little, I fell into self-blame and even self-doubt. [But if your emotions are unstable, you won't survive.] So I forced myself to establish an emotional buffer mechanism: meditation, exercise, writing review journals, traveling, shopping... I have made psychological stability a habit. Now, I take many things lightly.

✅ I am always learning and always improving. Trading is a very high-concentration mental labor; it requires you to continuously input, judge, execute, and correct. Any instability in emotions or hesitation in judgment can lead to losses. It forces you to keep learning and constantly upgrade your understanding. [You need to understand all aspects: business, finance, law, technology.] In recent years, I have continuously studied macro trends, monetary policy, economic structure, AI, business models... Trading has allowed me to keep improving, diligently learning how the world works.

✅ I have gained true freedom 👏. For me, freedom is not 'lying flat,' but is: on the premise of not relying on anyone, not needing to cater to anyone, and not needing any relationships for support—gaining the right to choose through my own abilities. [True freedom in life is not just material freedom, but also spiritual freedom]—I now decide my living rhythm, the city I live in, and my working hours all by myself. I can buy any luxury goods I want at any time, and recently, I even bought my mom a new car.