Shortcuts to world class?
One of the things I’ve puzzled over for years is the assertion Tim Ferriss makes, that anyone can become world-class in any endeavor in six months. The point of this…
What I learned from a year back at the piano bench
Note: much of my daily market analysis and market-focused educational work is now hosted at MarketLife. This, my personal blog, will evolve in some slightly new directions. Though there will…
FAQ for my new book
As most of you probably know, I published a new book last week, The Art and Science of Trading: Course Workbook, Detailed Examples, and Further Reading. You can find the…
A new book, The Art & Science of Trading
I wanted to share a bit with you about the new book I have written: The Art and Science of Trading: Course Workbook, which is available here on Amazon. A…
What’s wrong with modelling successful people?
"If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results." That advice, from self-help…
What happens when you achieve your goals?
It's good to be focused on goals. Goals tell us where we want to be, and help us best use our time, energies, and talents to get there. If we…
Marketlifetrading.com and the free trading course
About a year ago, my friend Tom and I sat down and talked about a new venture. At the time, I was very focused on creating a P&L tracker/journal piece…
10000 hours, trading, and what really matters
This is the third, and last, post in a series of three posts that started by looking at the 10,000 hour fallacy and the importance of deliberate practice. Those posts…
I need your help! A call for logo submissions
If you read my previous post, you know that I'm in the final stages of launching a new company and slightly new direction for my business. I know that many…
Coming soon… a new way to teach
My blog hasn't been very active in recent weeks, but we've been hard at work behind the scenes... and I have a few big announcements and some exciting things coming…
Dealing with no followthrough
One of the frustrating things about current market action is that very few setups have good followthrough. We can follow a market faithfully for weeks, wait for the best possible…
The next two weeks on this blog…
Will probably be a little more sporadic and slower than usual. I will be on a semi (working) vacation... I may get some updates out at some odd times, may…
Learning, deeply and well
Let’s face it—we need a lot of skills to get through life. Even the basic day to day requirements can be daunting, and most people have specialized skills in certain…