6 months of 2026 are already gone and I feel like I’ve wasted a good chunk of it. Need some direction.
I’m free for about a month right now. Right now my days look like: wake up, check trades, watch series, repeat. I do intraday trading on the side, but I’ve been in a losing phase, and I’ve noticed my entire mood for the day depends on whether I’m in profit or loss. That’s a problem in itself, but it’s also making me realize I’m not using this free time for anything that actually builds me up.
I don’t want to look back at the end of this year and realize I spent another 6 months just watching series and stressing over green or red candles.
So I wanted to ask people here directly:
If you had a genuinely free month, what skill would you actually spend it learning? Something practical, not just “learn to code” as a buzzword, but something that actually paid off for you personally.
Any podcasts or channels that actually added value to how you think, not just entertainment dressed up as self-improvement?
For those who’ve traded before, how did you stop your mood from being tied to daily P&L? Did you find something else to focus your energy on instead?
Not looking for generic “just be productive” advice. Looking for specific things that actually worked for you, even small ones.
Are you just gambling (trading is a euphemism in this case, lol) for any more transcendental reasons than you just “getting the bag”? People like to feel useful, and there are few things one can do with their time that is less useful for society than this, you’re not providing the world with any goods or services! But I understand realistically you’re not gonna change your whole life and relationship with money up so I’d say, in this one month, you should start exploring why you’re alive (besides inertia/hedonism) because “grinding” (you’re “trading” not washing dishes in a busy restaurant, lol) leads nowhere and then you’ll realize you “wasted” not just 6 months but decades.
And ofc spend time and cherish your loved ones. If you have a month free and are not hurting for cash, travelling a bit or just spending quality time with those people is a good idea. 👍