When I go on vacation, the world around me changes physically enough that my mental side slips into a slower gear as well. I’m not describing a mental Sahara Desert, just a place where I allow myself the supreme pleasure of idle focus and deem it okay to be mildly bored.
I will acknowledge that, for myself, trading is a non sequitur of sorts. It’s both a career and a passionate hobby. Having said that, I still have 5 vacation rules:
- On vacations, I live in the moment. I focus and enjoy the here and now.
- I buy new sunglasses and go for a different look each vacation.
- Emails to me receive “on vacation” auto replies.
- My inbox becomes listening to music, making long phone calls to friends and staring at the sky.
- I do bring my laptop and make certain I have high speed internet, but I am connected for only a maximum of one hour per day.
The bottom line is that I still let the information come, but I just slow it down as it gets to me.
Trade well; trade with discipline!
-- Gatis Roze
