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#88: Focus is not even enough - by Tuấn Mon

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Almost all of my friends talk about it, almost all the time: which stocks to buy, when to long, short, which company is going to IPO next, etc. I told some friends that I wanted to try investing, and received a kind warning from them: "Don't invest if you cannot pay attention to it" . . . I love badminton. I can say I have fairly good techniques. But when I play with equally competent people, I still lose many times. Some kind pros told me: "If you want to win, you need to pay attention to your opponents" . . . I never actually asked myself why didn't people use "focus" instead of "attention", like "don't invest if you cannot focus on it" or "focus on your opponents". It was not until I was feedback-ed that I needed to improve my deliverables' quality at work despite having poured in so much effort, that everything clicked into place (aside from, yes, my mental collapse because I thought I was doing everything right). I have been focused, but I lacked attention. Focus refers to the abi

Image by Dall-E. Prompt: Image of a man sitting on a boat, in the middle of the sea, one hand holding a book, the other hand rowing the boat. There are many seagulls from afar. The sun is setting on the horizon, casting a warm orange glow on the scene. Digital painting. I've always been curious about the stock market. Almost all of my friends talk about it, almost all the time: which stocks to buy, when to long, short, which company is going to IPO next, etc. I told some friends that I wanted to try investing, and received a kind warning from them: "Don't invest if you cannot pay…

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