Thanks to son Steve for this safari pic of daughter-in-law Lea, daughter Devon, son Macrae, yours truly, and wife Margie. Since the trip to South Africa, I've found myself unusually productive, both in my trading and in other parts of my work life.
It's a reminder that I need every so often that routine is the enemy of creativity. It's when I engage in new activities, talk with new people, visit new places, listen to new music, and sample new cuisine that I'm most likely to brim with fresh perspectives, ideas, and directions.
It's not just exposure to new market ideas that provides the catalyst: any departure from routine seems to open the mental channels. Trading success is closely correlated with trading creativity. We generate the freshest ideas when we're mentally and physically fresh.
Nike urged us: Just do it. My slight amendment: Just do it differently.
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YES INDEED. Well-being and diversity is the key to happiness, or at least IMO, the key to an interesting life. I have had the same experience in my life. When I take breaks in what I am currently doing, when I get back to it, I usually do it better with renewed vigor, and that usually it leads to another interesting door that when I walk through, is even more interesting and diverse! This has held true in many contexts in my life. It doesnt just apply to markets, but to life in general. In my opinion, to many people define succsess only in monetary terms. I define succsess in terms of how good you become at understanding and or enjoying things that do not come naturally. That holds true in vacations, interacting with different cultures, trading, family, friends, business and the list goes on. I am glad you shared your experience in the context of productivity. I completely concur! Thanks,keep up the great work! Best, SSK
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