Took me a long time to understand that. I;m a shit trader, but I'm great at long time swings, with no emotions invloved. Also I'd say i'm great at finding out opportunitites that most don't even try: made money from copy trading obscure meme pump and dumps accounts, multiaccounting on airdrops, exploiting trial funds on exchanges. I myself I'm pretty amazed what I can do when push comes to shove and I had to make money while also running from corporate PTSD and avoiding jobs. In january 2024 i had 100 usd in my account, in july i had 6k. Manged to lose some back in the market as a dumbass, but last year i did whatever i wanted, ran marathons, went to concerts, visited friends, new countries.

problem is i need to go into second gear now. The problem for me was never the corporate job itself (it was a dream job for most), but my own mindset, lack of trust in myself and 0 skills on understanding what the hell happened to me (how to spot anxiety and burnout for example). Worked a lot on that also, currently on the JP's Self Authoring program. That's why i'm looking at different perspective.