starring small gives you the opportunity to build confidence and in order for you to be able to confident enough to invest huge amounts youneed to start small. Waiting until you have the huge capital that you need has a lot of disadvantages, you are losing the time you are supposed to gain experience and you might not even get to invest later on. it is better to start from somewhere by accummulating whatever you want to invest in, taking a step is better than taking none. It is important to always follow the process of things

That's the importance of education, you don't necessarily need to acquire a degree to amplify your skills, the most important thing is to obtain formal education, that means you should be able to speak fluently and also be able to read and write. if you have skills and lack the ability to communicate fluently it might affect the services you render. school helps you learn how to interact and also other basic things needed for you to be successful in your business or skills you have. Formal education is very important and  shouldn't be skipped

For some people that don't understand what gambling really is when they hear the word gambler all that comes to their mind is someone that is irresponsible, careless and not mindful of what he does. some even assume that the person is a smoker or drug abuser but they might be wrong. A gambler is different from an addicted gambler, they are able to take responsible risks and also accept the outcomes of gambling. Gamblers know the risks they are getting into and they take it without allowing their emotions cloud their thoughts if they end up losing.

Gambling is better when you just do it to have fun rather than trying hard to make profit from it, I always take my mind off from making profit and focus more on entertaining myself in that way I don't get to feel disappointed when I end up losing, winning becomes an added bonus when I get it. emotions are only going to make you get carried away, emotional gamblers cannot bet responsibly. gamblers that chase losses do that because they fail to keep their emotions in check. without discipline one should not be involved in gambling

Answering this based on the fact that it is an assumption, if gambling were to be a course of study people that would take it seriously or apply to study it would be less than those who do not, there is nothing wrong in studying this but there is no point in doing so because it is a game, dedicating time to study something that is all about luck is a waste of time honestly. Gambling can be learned without going to an institution to learn it. if gambling were a course there are people who would definitely go for it but it would be a bad decision

I get your point, and viewing from your angle there is a bit of clash between  investing and trader. But here is what I think, just as every business and investment has a specific time of reaping profits, bitcoin is not an exception and you're definitely not a trader for taking some portion of a long term profit that you've held for a long time even when you still end up accumulating, and that's where it gets a bit messy and clashes with the ideology behind trading but again there is still a bit of difference that completely separate this from actual trading. Traders don't have the ability and patience to hold an asset for years, left alone holding for few cycles without repeatedly selling off a larger portion(or everything) at the peak price and buying again at the dip. 

However if there is another distinction between investing and trading then it's,  traders sell off their profits as well as their capital when price gets to a peak within short time span while investors only sell a fraction of their profit after a long term holding of bitcoin when necessary and still ends up encouraging the accumulation journey, and this is where your sustainable withdrawal method comes in. But after a long term investment, if the investors sell off everything then i think he has drifted from being an investor to a businessman.


I would have agreed with you because there is no certainty that price will continually go up, but for an asset class like bitcoin, if anyone  panics then it's obvious they still have a trader's instincts and has not seen the big picture yet or attian the required investment span to be called an investor. Though people starting their early accumulation journey often falls in this category and this is where the need of a mentor comes in play. When they see their mentor not negatively responding to the market but rather excited to see price dip they might as well feel a bit of relief and confused at the same time until they realize the opportunity that lies within the dip acting as a leverage for buying more at cheaper rates.

being personally disciplined on your own is better than gambling discipline bu this isn't really the same with everyone,  there are people that already disciplined and there also people that to instill discipline while they are gambling but i prefer to be disciplined before considering gambling is better so you don't have to deal with the negativities of gambling. Going through gambling discipline isn't for everyone some might get caught up or twisted in the process, it is better to work on yourself first

winning from the first trial can be a result of luck or skill but whatever it may be it is not possible to win consistently, even if you apply skills you can't continue winning. There are sport bettors that lose after winning because they keep trying to make more attempts to make profit. not stopping after winning might lead to addiction if you continue making it a routine. people that got addicted to gambling started out like this and overtime it became an habit they couldn't control. After winning from the first trial there is no need to continue

people are gradually turning religion into a joke because of the ridiculous things they apply it to. Gambling has nothing to do with religion and cannot be controlled  by it. This isn't the statement of someone that does not believe in prayers but it is a logical way of reasoning. prayers can work when it comes to other things that are necessary but Gambling is just a game and for anyone to start praying when they are Gambling simply means that they str scared of losing, only those that gamble irresponsibly are scared of losing

Lol I didn't say I'm just getting to understand the difference between an investors and a trader, I only expressed my love for the way Phong Lee did his explanation. Besides I've been in the forum for a while now and also been tracking JJG and learning from his wisdom so I clearly understood the distinction between the two. And for your question, there is no way I'll ever pick trading when I can just make a long term holding and have a leverage of time for doing other important things, and due to my tight schedule trading is a no for me. So now my question is, are you a trader or an investors and why?

This is where you're getting it wrong, the reason for bringing up a contextual approach to the same knowledge is for the purpose of opening the mind, to solve same problem from different angle. However JJG has been doing a good work here in the forum and for a fact he's a mentor and that's also the reason a why a lot of person mimics the way he explains to make a good contribution to the forum, this is also how a lot of person sees Microstrategy as a motivation when it comes to bitcoin investment, so pardon me if I'm too obsessed with some prominent figures I see as models that inspires my long term journey as well. There is a saying that success leaves clues, and i don't mind starting from the way successful people talk lol

If I could remember vividly, earlier this month I was scrolling through X then I saw an interview of Microstrategy CEO Phong Lee explaining the difference between trading and investing in Bitcoin and i so much love the way he puts the concept. Let me paraphrase what he said " traders are more like people with multiple screens in front of them making buy and sell decisions at the milliseconds levels whereas investors are those who buy an asset when ever they have the opportunity to raise capital to buy" and the distinction from his explanation is the sell choice that he didn't mention while explaining the role of an investor, meaning investor are commonly not know for making sell decisions anytime they like.
However since investor don't make quick sell decisions that means their goals are definitely fixed on continually buying and holding long term asset like bitcoin and not shitcoins or shit projects that requires selling after a few month.

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Here's my thought on this, even if it's not compulsory for everyone to invest in bitcoin due to the possiblity of it becoming an important currency in the future it's wise to start accummulating as much as possible in order not to start when it becomes too expensive. Accumulating bitcoin has so much benefits and it is also going to help those that has no interest in it. when you are in a different country as a result of an emergency or something else having bitcoin is capable of making run financial transactions getting stranded. I don't think it is still a matter of interest anymore, it might get to a point where it would be important for everyone to have

Trading can be very difficult and if you are not cautious and patient you might just get frustrated with it. one lesson I've learnt from trading is to always move at your own pace and mot that of another trader. just because you heard that a trader used a small amount to grow his trading account to six figures doesn't mean you should no longer stick to your trading strategy, this is a mistake that I learned in the past and I really lost a lot. Trading is an endless school of learning, no matter what you think you know the market has ways of surprising you. Always take responsible risks, trade with an amount you can lose and take it one step at a time

speaking of hiding your real condition makes a lot of sense, there's a difference between living a fake life and when you are owning up to responsibilities and getting things done in your life eve when you are limited financially. There are lots of successful people that only gives out a helping hand to people that they see with potentials, I order words no one would want to sow on a ground that is not fertile. no matter how bad things might be people who are willing to help wants to make sure that you are not a lazy person but at the same time they are aware of the fact that you are not really in a good place but you are doing your best to come out of it

I don't follow any influencer so that's something that is of any problem to me. influencers plays a very huge role when it comes to gambling, there have lots of people that idolise them so definitely whatever they advertise would always be accepted by those that idolise them. people should always remind themselves of the fact that these influencers are just paid to promote, and sometimes we call them gambling influcers when they are not even gamblers. why do casinos reach out to them if they are not gamblers, will, it's simple it's because they habe the platform that they need. Gambling ads shouldn’t dictate the choices you make as a gambler

They keep trying to recover even when they know that the odds are against them because they find it difficult to accept their losses. when gamblers don't accept their losses they always end up chasing knowing that it's a 50/50 thing. This is one of the dumbest things anyone can do but due to desperation they lose all form of logical reasoning at that moment when they start chasing losses. winning back losses is something that is never guaranteed the risks of doing is very high. Some gamblers even go as far as using the martingale betting system to quickly recover forgetting that there's a chance that they might lose multiple times if they keep trying

Not really accurate, you don't need to gamble as a path to learn how to make responsible decisions as an adult. Making responsible decisions is all about being disciplined and mature mentally. There are lessons we learn as gamblers but this doesn't mean it stops us from making messed up decisions. for those that are not gamblers it would be unwise to start gambling just to curb irresponsible decision making. Being in control over your gambling activities can indeed have a huge impact in other areas of life but you must understand that this doesn't really apply to everyone, some people can still make terrible decisions and still be able to gamble responsibly

Not saying that teens don't need money but at that age you are meant to be provided for because you only have one job at that age and that's developing yourself educationally. unless you don't have guardians or anyone to help you out then in such situation it would be difficult to survive. Ths Inflation is here to stay whether we like it or not and it affects both adults and teenagers as well, it's even worse for adults that has responsibilities to take care of, how do you think they get by? Teenagers should learn valuable skills at that age and take their education seriously because it would definitely pay off in the long run