[The Fear of FX] The Illusion that Effort Pays Off

"Effort is always rewarded"

Believe these words,

and those who have been diligent end up losing heart later.

Because reality is,

more people are unrewarded despite their efforts.

This is harsh, but it’s the truth.

Even though you’re努力してるのに、なぜ結果が出ないのか

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reading many books and watching many YouTube videos

cutting sleep to study

still you can’t win.

Then you start thinking like this.

• Maybe I don’t have talent
• Maybe I’m not努力 enough
• People who succeed are special

But the problem isn’t there.

What many people fall into is

the feeling of “I’m努力ing” without real impact.

There are two main types of effort

This is the most important part.

Effort can be broadly divided into 2 types.

1. Effort that won’t be rewarded
2. Effort that will be rewarded

And cruelly,

about 90% of people in the world choose the former.

Characteristics of unrewarded effort

This is what I used to do, too.

• Spend a lot of time
• Keep gathering information
• Look for reasons you’re not winning outside yourself
• Keep changing methods
• Procrastinate with “I’ll understand someday”

On the surface, it looks serious and conscientious.

But this is,

the effort that most distances you from the results.

Because it’s not actions for winning,

it’s actions to feel safe.

You fail when you get drunk on your own努力

People are scary.

Because facing it seriously is scary,

they protect themselves with the fact that they’re “努力ing.”

• It’s OK because I’m studying
• It’s OK because I’m gathering information
• It’s OK because I looked at charts again today

But the market doesn’t value any of that.

What gets evaluated is

the actions that directly affect the results.

The most common mistake in FX

In FX, this is especially common.

“If only I had more knowledge, I’d win.”

No.

Knowledge isn’t a weapon once you cross a certain line.

More important than knowledge is

• Set rules
• Keep the rules
• Repeat the same actions

These three.

If you skip these,

no amount of knowledge will help.

What is correct effort

So what is rewarded effort?

It’s simple,

“Keep a consistent, unshakable action toward stable results.”

It’s not flashy

It doesn’t look good on social media

It doesn’t make you rich quickly

But it lasts reliably.

Concrete examples of correct effort

For example in FX,

• Fix your lot size
• Limit the number of trades
• Narrow entry criteria to three
• Evaluate by whether you protected yourself rather than win/loss

Honestly, this is boring.

That’s why most people don’t do it.

But,

everyone who survives does these things.

Why is “correct effort” so dull

The reason is simple.

Correct effort

leaves no room for emotions.

People tend to choose the direction that stirs emotions.

• one-shot reversals
• huge profits
• make money fastest

But that is all an illusion of努力 that looks like effort.

Common traits of those whose努力 doesn’t pay off

People who don’t get rewarded despite努力 are

• impatient
• desperate for quick results
• comparing themselves to others

At this state,

any effort becomes distorted.

With misaligned direction, you’re flooring the accelerator only.

Bottom line: effort is, in fact, rewarded

After reading this far,

you might think, “So effort is meaningless?”

That’s not it.

Effort is rewarded.

But only the right kind of effort.

This isn’t a pretty phrase.

The market is a realm where lies and pity don’t work.

That’s why,

• correct actions
• correct sequence
• correct consistency

are all that reliably lead to results.

Finally

If now you

• are努力ing but not seeing results
• feel like努力 is going in circles
• wonder if you should continue

If you think this,

that isn’t “not enough effort.”

Your effort’s direction is off.

What to fix isn’t quantity.

It’s the method.

The moment you switch to correct effort,

even with the same amount of time, the results change.

Whether you turn the phrase “Effort is rewarded” into reality

or keep it as an illusion depends

on your choice right now.