2026-01-02 02:22:08

Many people believe in the 10,000-hour rule, but this saying actually has pitfalls in trading. What truly matters is not the accumulation of time, but the density of iteration.

Repeating the same dead logic over and over, even 10,000 hours only deepens mistakes. The key difference among top traders is actually the opposite—they have a completely different attitude towards losses. For each loss, they see it as a data feedback and an opportunity for system tuning, rather than just a failure.

This is where the gap lies. Ordinary traders fear losses and thus stop progressing; excellent traders embrace the information within losses, quickly iterating strategies, risk control models, and psychological development. Those who learn faster and evolve more thoroughly are the ones who can survive and make money. Time is not the most scarce resource; the speed of iteration is.

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CommunityLurker

· 2h ago

That's right, the "10,000 hours" theory is actually a trap. I've seen someone stick to a strategy for five years, and still end up losing. The key is really how fast the feedback loop is; after a loss, you need to figure out something new.

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MetaverseVagabond

· 15h ago

The 10,000-hour rule is outdated; the key is what you can learn from losses.

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BlockchainWorker

· 15h ago

Ten thousand hours are nonsense; what's crucial is how rapid the iteration frequency is.

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DegenTherapist

· 15h ago

The "10,000 Hours Rule" is indeed easy to be misleading; the key is how you iterate. The biggest pitfall is those traders who treat one year as ten years and keep repeating the same mistake for ten years.

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