Why Patience Feels Like Losing
The market moves. You sit. Others are trading. You are not. This book explains why patience feels like losing - and why that feeling is not evidence you should act.
You know patience matters. Everyone says so. But knowing doesn't make waiting easier.
The market moves. You sit. Others are trading. You are not. The feeling says: you're falling behind. You're missing it. Do something.
This book explains why patience feels like losing - and why that feeling is not evidence that you should act.
What's Inside
- Why waiting feels wrong even when it's the right thing to do
- Action bias and how it distorts trading decisions
- How time perception warps under uncertainty
- The visible and invisible costs of patience
- The difference between passivity and strategic waiting
- When patience actually is wrong
Chapters
- 1 Why Waiting Feels Wrong
- 2 Action Bias
- 3 Time Perception Under Uncertainty
- 4 The Cost of Patience
- 5 The Difference Between Passivity and Strategic Waiting
- 6 When Patience Is Wrong
- 7 The Relationship Between Patience and Confidence
- 8 What Waiting Actually Requires
- 9 Recognizing When Patience Has Broken Down
- 10 What Remains After Understanding