Remember the F Chord Experience

Had a short talk with my mentor. I complained about difficulty in seeing a clear trend of the market.

Not that I expect myself to be seeing trends like a pro anytime now, but, just a vent of frustration.

While talking, I reminded myself of my guitar learning journey when I was back in middle school.

If you ever learned guitar, you might agree that the first major hurdle to overcome was getting the F Major Chord right. You must have cursed and grumbled on numerous occasions when you had to press 2 strings firmly with only your index finger!

Many people, including myself, had tried to find ways round it - use two different fingers for different strings, skipping one of the strings, or skip learning the chord even guitar altogether! But after a few futile attempts, I came to realise that there's NO way round it. If here was, someone would have thought about it some decades ago.

Just like in a hurdle race, the first major hurdle can be the finishing line for many. But for those who had leaped over it, they would gain momentum, confidence, and pace. No smooth run after that, more hurdles to come, but they don't appear as difficult as the first one.

I have no problem with F Chord now of course. If any beginner comes to me asking how to learn F Chord? The only answer is, practice! I guess that's the magic word I'll get if I were to ask "how to see market more clearly?" Having said that, predicting the market trend is just the first hurdle. More to come. Will they appear less difficult than the first one? Maybe not.

Pat on my own shoulders and say, "Jia You!"

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