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Ric,
Hypocrisy is preaching to a group about being a good listener and then
refusing to listen to what that group says to you.
Cheers,
Norman
P.S. I don't expect you to pay any heed to this. I only posted to share the
amusing irony of the moment.
----- Original Message -----
From: "ric ingram" <ringram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 9:49 PM
Subject: [RT] Immune Response
> Hi,
>
> If a new thread is started on some obscure aspect of technical analysis,
> this is OK, will often be built upon, and will not get any accusations of
> introducing an out of the blue topic.
>
> If a new thread on some psychological related topic is started -
> immediately an host of people will rush forward to reject the foreign
body,
> like an immune response.
>
> It suggests that what a vocal group of people on this forum like to speak
> about is what they find interesting, comfortable and does not challenge
> them to change.
>
> It suggests that while most traders understand that trading is 90%
> psychology, there is an unchallenged rule that we must avoid the most
> important issues involved in trading - so we can collectively and
> individually avoid having to change.
>
> Sad really. In my dictionary it is called hypocrisy. You pretend you
> are polite and nice and sincere and provide service, but you will not even
> tell your best friend they have body odour. For you fear attack by your
> friend more than you wish to help your friend. You are selfish and
> hypocritical.
>
> Hypocrisy shows up, not in reasoned agreement or disagreement or
discussion
> of the merits and demerits of the psychological ideas presented but in:
>
> - avoidance of the topic,
> - rejection of a 'new' topic,
> - accusations of 'too long',
> - concentration on problems of style,
> - filtering out the message,
> - accept or reject style of reaction,
> - reversion to crowd behaviour,
> - feelings of discomfort or confusion,
> - attacking the messenger,
> - ...
>
> If any of these descriptions partly fit you, in respect of your handling
of
> a psychological thread on this forum, even to a small degree, what are you
> going to do about it?
>
> Some do take some active steps and make comments about 'what is the
> problem, just delete', but will not come forward and tell it how it
> is. Are they afraid that they might also be attacked by an immune
> response? I suspect so - and I suspect their perceptions are correct.
>
> But then these crowd behaviours are destined to keep in place the high
> failure rate of traders - but never mind, it is more comfortable to be a
> loser, or if a winner to fail to realise your true potential.
>
> As an individual, not a member of a crowd, do you not deserve to give
> yourself something better? I think you are worth it - why don't
> you? Act as an individual, not a member of a crowd.
>
> Some of the same people who go straight into reject mode in public, are
> more circumspect when writing to me in private, for deep down they know
> they have something to learn, but cannot admit it in public forum. What
> does that tell you about crowd behaviour? What does it tell you about
> its destructive influence? But of course, you have no need to change!
>
> If you are as imperfect as I am, then boy do you need to change.
>
> I find change a joy - there is so much to learn. So many problems and
> mistakes and misconceptions to overcome, so many new ideas to digest and
> old beliefs to discard.
>
> There is something to learn from everyone - we are all the same and all
> different simultaneously.
>
> So many more ways to increase reward to risk ratios, lower risk of ruin,
> recognise opportunities, ....
>
> But only if you can get past acceptance and rejection modes of reacting
can
> you begin to take personal responsibility - a characteristic required for
> change to be possible.
>
> Show that you can change, start a psychological topic yourself - and laugh
> at the immune response. You will learn much, especially from the private
> emails, where reasoned agreement and disagreement go hand in hand with
> challenging questions.
>
> And that is what life is about perhaps, learning, helping others, being
> helped. But to be cynical for sake of stark comparison, there is always
> the good feelings of crowd membership to fall back on!
>
> May your potential be realised, Ric.
> www.traderscalm.com
>
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