Stop chasing lottery tickets. Here's what actually works: treat trading like a discipline, not luck. Every 24 hours, I write down my thesis—what the market's doing, why I think it matters. Then I lock in 5 specific positions and journal the reasoning behind each one. The real lesson comes after. I grade my thesis against what actually happened, not the individual cards that hit or missed. What I've discovered? Consistent mid-table returns compound way faster than swinging for one hero hit. That one 10x might feel good, but it kills your system. The trader who hits 60% on solid positions, day after day, beats the guy waiting for lightning. Stop looking for the perfect trade. Build the repeatable one.