When I read Bruce's article, I felt as if a corner of my heart was struck—

For a long time, I believed in a logic: being busy equals safety, being occupied equals a sense of existence, and not falling behind equals value.

So during the last bull market, I rarely left the crowd, seldom detached myself from the information flow and schedule. I forced myself to stay busy every day, at least to appear busy!

Under this intensity, the result was ultimately counterproductive. The investment logic I thought was diligent and the entry points I painstakingly sought turned out to be mostly conclusions of self-deception, where I couldn't dare to stop and was just fooling myself.

In the end, I didn't make a fortune in the shanzhai (counterfeit) market; instead, I lost a lot!

Meanwhile, a few friends around me who did almost nothing and just enjoyed life had higher returns than I did.

So you see, being "online" all the time doesn't mean you're still alive, and working hard doesn't mean you can earn more.

That's how the world works; it doesn't reward apparent diligence, only rewards understanding!

There’s a sentence in Bruce's article that resonates with me deeply—“Self-reconstruction is not about finding a new identity, but first taking off the old one.” Don't be limited by the past; think carefully about what you truly fit!

I think we all should reflect on those labels we've worn for many years—shouldn't we loosen our grip on them? Shouldn't we learn to "lie flat" a bit?

Later, I kept pondering two questions:

1️⃣ If lying flat is more beneficial than striving, why am I afraid to lie flat? What am I afraid of?

2️⃣ How do I operate, and how does the market actually operate?

For the first question: I gradually realized that lying flat or striving is merely a state. The state itself is neither right nor wrong; as long as the outcome is what you desire, you have won.

Moreover, most of the time, lying flat is very important because it is a necessary process. Life is essentially a composite of different gambling scenarios, and lying flat is about reflecting on how to navigate this crossroads better. If you don't gamble on lying flat, you are essentially betting against your own capabilities!

For the second question, the truth is that the market only rewards those who exercise restraint most of the time and are precise when they do exert effort. If the one who exerts the most force receives the most rewards, then the rulers of the world should be strongmen.

And do we misunderstand the rules of how the world operates?

Thanks to Bruce @zbreezea for this article; it’s a necessary inner monologue!

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