“Money does not grow without thinking”—a column currently published on Toyo Keizai ONLINE.

Good morning, this is Matsushita.

Every Saturday, we deliver a column on themes related to investing.

Today's theme is "Thinking."

Not only in investing, but in life as well,

the act of "thinking" is very important, but

sometimes people act without thinking at all.

Especially in the world of investing, where money—more than life itself or equally valuable—

is heavily swayed,

investors tend to act without thinking.

And the consequences become disastrous, as you are no doubt aware.

If you are immersed in price movements,

thinking tends to vanish from your mind,

so please read this column and consider what it means to

think.

【Column】 Makoto Matsushita's Investment Quest

No. 182 “Thinking”

When facing any matter, people need to think carefully.

To think means to calmly and slowly search for the truth or answer of the matter,

to ponder deeply,

and through thinking one finds the answer,only then can a person begin to act.

Thinking is the pursuit of truth and answers, and at this time,

if there are no questions or objects to seek, one cannot think.

When we face things, only if there are questions we seek

can we think and take action.

The same applies to investors; investment and individual trades require thinking.

And to think, you need to seek truth or questions.

The simplest question for an investor is,

"How can I make a profit?"

Investment begins with thinking about this question first.

If you start acting without an answer, history proves the results will be disastrous.

There are people who say, "Act before you think."

This phrase becomes effective only when the possible answers begin to emerge to a certain extent.

From several options,

to verify the effective answer, you should try several actions in practice.

If you start acting with no prospects at all, the results will be terrible.

In investing, you must not start acting without thinking.

Do not begin to act before you have thought.

Do not trade at a stage where the answer has not yet been found.

It is simple, but always keep it in mind, think, and derive the answer

before you begin to act. If you do so, you will

increase your assets without incurring major losses.