I've heard a saying that summarizes many people's trading careers in eight words: Better to miss out than to make a mistake. This is not some profound theory, but experience gained through blood, tears, and sacrifice. Market opportunities are endless; what is truly scarce is your ability to survive until the next opportunity appears. Look at traders around you—nine out of ten eventually disappear. It's not because they lack skills, but because their discipline has long since collapsed. They hesitate to cut losses when they should, become overly calm and go all-in, take small profits and run, yet stubbornly hold on during losses, and finally, the profit and loss ratio of their accounts reveals the truth—small gains, big losses. Those who dream of getting rich overnight and gamble everything are even worse; they are often thoroughly educated by the market in less than a week. Is trading really that difficult? The logic of the market itself isn't complicated; what’s complicated is human nature. Greed, fear, luck, and impatience—each can destroy a trader. If you can truly suppress these demons of human nature and extend your time horizon to half a year or a year, you'll find yourself gradually reaching a position that most people will never attain. Some learn a craft for ten years, some do business for ten years, and others root themselves in trading for ten years. After ten years? Their knowledge, strength, and account status are worlds apart. Too many rush to turn things around, eager to get rich overnight, as if not making money now means life is over. In fact, the ancients already understood this—ten years is a cycle. In the end, it’s never about the initial passion, but about whether you can persist to the finish with resilience and solid strength. This is somewhat like relationships. Going on dates, eating together, watching movies, taking walks—all good, but what moves people most is often a parting word: "Be safe, let me know when you get home." The warmth of that sentence can determine the quality of the entire relationship. Trading is the same. You might win ten trades in a row, but if you lose the last one, all your previous achievements turn to dust in an instant. Conversely, even if you stumble and fall at first, as long as you hold your bottom line and control risks in the end, your account still has vitality.