Its natural to feel like the more screen time, energy and effort you put into trading will net you higher success. Our minds are wired in that way. But there is alpha in taking the opposite approach. Lets say on average you take 50 trades a month and risk 1k per trade, with a general trade stringency of 7/10, if you were to have to score the average setup. What do you think would happen to your profitability if instead you took 5 trades per month, risked 10k per trade, and increased the criteria necessary to enter a trade to 9.5/10 – only taking the absolute cream of the crop set-ups? The answer is clear, your profitability would skyrocket. The logic is there, however it’s easier said than done. Issues arise in multiple areas when trying to make this shift - impatience is the first hurdle, we disregard setups that are say, 8/10 as they havent met our newly formed high standards and then one of them goes your way, frustration sets in and you end up taking the next 7/10 and decide to do away with the 9.5 standard, this oen of course fails and you're left in a worse position than before you embarked on this new journey. Discipline is therefore key, you must honor this notion and have a deep understanding of your psychology, and the new road you're choosing, before you do so. Once you tackle patience, and discipline, a new problem area will present itself - sitting through positions you've sized up into - you're now tackling trades with 10x the size, and therefore situations such as drawdown, which previously didn't affect you, now do. There are many obstacles in this shift - the above are just some examples, and they are not easy to tackle. We have to break the mould of what we are conditioned into thinking is productive, re-shift our psychology and approach, and manage ourselves and our emotions in the process. Somethings that helped me in this regard were: - Asking myself if I must be in this trade, is it a truly irresistible set-up I simply can’t ignore. - Scale up. Don't go straight for 10x less trades and 10x more size. Work towards it slowly, with that being your end goal. - Hide your PnL entirely. Your moving into a new regime where you are focusing on the process and not the money, this is where you want to be. Money will always come as an indirect benefit of playing the game better - focus on the game, not the profit. - Focus on pro-trend trading if the trend is clear. I.e. longs in bull markets, short in bear markets. - Writing out reasons not to be in the trade, as honestly as possible, before taking it. If you start seeing any solid arguments against the trade, even if minor – skip and wait for the next, that golden set-up will come, and you will have preserved your capital for another day. It's not an easy mould to break, so be realistic, be open and honest with yourself, but take steps in this direction and you'll see the benefits over the coming months and years. That i can guarantee.