The Cost Your Don’t See
We always talk about risk in investing, like market risk, interest rate risk, valuation risk, business risk, and management risk. But I think one of the biggest risks is the one we don’t think about much, or name.
It’s distraction. Just constantly being pulled in different directions, often mindlessly.
One day you’re following a long-term plan, next day you’re wondering if you should be doing what everyone else is doing. Someone posts a 3x return on some random stock and suddenly you’re questioning everything. It doesn’t seem like a big deal in the moment. But over time, it adds up. You lose clarity. You lose momentum. You start drifting. This applies to life, too. The more you’re caught up in what everyone else is doing in their careers, their houses, or their vacations, the harder it becomes to hear your own voice.
The cost of all this distraction is not immediate. It shows up over time. In missed compounding. In restlessness. In feeling like you’re always moving but not really getting anywhere.
I think the best investors, and honestly, the calmest people, are just the ones who’ve figured out how to stay focused on their own path, even when it’s boring. This is because not all losses show up in your portfolio. Some show up in your peace, too. But, only if you’re looking, without any distraction.
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