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[saikat]

There was a Wall Street analyst by the name of Joe Dominguez who
saved enough money to retire at 31. He spent the rest of his life enjoying
himself, doing volunteer work, and writing a book called "Your
Money or Your Life".

Here is a small para from that book. Hope it encourages us to take Trading in more disciplined manner - as the rewards are just too much in the long term.

"We aren’t making a living, we are making a dying. Consider the
average worker. The alarm rings at 6:45 and our working
man or woman is up and running. Shower. Dress in the professional
uniform—suits or dresses for some.
Breakfast, if there’s time. Grab commuter mug and briefcase (or lunch
box) and hop in the car for the daily punishment called rush hour. On
the job from nine to five. Deal with the boss. Deal with the coworker
sent by the devil to rub you the wrong way.
Deal with suppliers. Deal with clients/customers/patients. Act busy. Hide mistakes. Smile when handed impossible deadlines. Give a sigh of relief when the axe known as ‘restructuring’ or ‘downsizing’—or just plain getting laid off—falls on other heads. Shoulder the added workload. Watch the clock.
Argue with your conscience but agree with the boss. Smile again. Five o’clock. Back in the car and onto the freeway for the evening commute. Home.
Act human with mates, kids or roommates. Eat. Watch TV. Bed. Eight
hours of blessed oblivion.
And they call this making a living? Think about it. How many
people have you seen who are more alive at the end of the work day
than they were at the beginning? . . . Aren’t we killing ourselves—our
health, our relationships, our sense of joy and wonder—for our jobs?
We are sacrificing our lives for money—but it’s happening so slowly
that we barely notice."

Yes - it is like warming the frog slowly... if you know what I mean..