It’s not what you do , it’s how you do it …

Attended World Internet Mega Summit today. Stephen Pierce ( internet guru ) spoke about something that inspired me …

He asked about why all books are not created equal , though they are formed by a combination of the same 26 letters ? Similarly , why are all paintings not created equal , though they are painted with a mix of the same 3 primary colors ? Why are some music or songs better than the rest , though they are created by the same 12 basic musical notes ?

Interestingly , in trading all price bars within the same time frame are formed by the same 4 sets of price values - open , high , low and close. Yet everyone of us read and interpret the price chart differently. Do you agree ?

In life we may all learn the same thing in the same class. But everyone of us will produce different results or outcome. It is really not about What you do , but How you do it …

I prefer to term this as the art and the science of doing things.

Learning the processes or steps of trading is a science. The art is the execution of the steps by each individuals , and this may vary drastically from person to person.

Another example is that of cooking. Given the same recipe to 10 different chefs may turn out different tastes or quality of food. Obviously the so called art is the one variable that makes the difference.

The art of doing things ( or how you do it … ) probably cannot be taught. That determines the difference between those who are very successful and those that are not too successful …

Do not be too engrossed in the techniques or Science of doing things in our daily life , we need to appreciate the soft part - the Art of doing things …