Becoming more process-focused
Uncontrollability, stress and the markets
The dichotomy of control
A speedboat driver joins the crew of an oil tanker
The CIA framework
With controllability comes responsibility – and response-ability
14. Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
Aversion and the costs of avoiding discomfort
The upside of discomfort
Willingness: exposure in action
Developing willingness: getting good at discomfort
Practising willingness and discomfort
15. Unhook from Difficult Thoughts
Don’t think of a white bear
Letting go of the struggle
1. Awareness
2. Workability
3. Defusion
4. Action
16. Work With Your Stress-Based Emotions
Trading, like life, is emotional
A trader works with anxiety
Working with emotions
17. Build Confidence in Coping With Difficulty
Demands vs resources
I can deal with difficult trading situations
The confidence gap: taking action
18. Stay Calm in Critical Moments
Putting the brakes on
Tactical breathing strategies
Harsh trading critic or compassionate trading coach?
What is self-compassion?
The benefits of self-compassion
Practising self-compassion, enhancing confidence
20. Find the Opportunity in the Difficult
Finding the opportunity
Learning vs earning
The view from above
What would a role model do?
21. Get Good at Adapting to Change
Floored: survival of the most adaptable
Survival is not mandatory
The futures lab
Adapting to new markets effectively
22. Monitor Your Stress and Fatigue Levels
The physiology of trading performance
Fatigue makes cowards of us all
Stress-induced irrational pessimism
Objective physiological feedback
State management
23. Master the Art of Recovery
Adaptive toughness and supercompensation
Getting the stress–recovery balance right
What is recovery?
Switching off to switch on: recovery strategies
Tactical recovery
24. Develop Your Physiological Fitness
Physical fitness and stress resilience
Physical activity as stress management
Trading well
The physiological platform
About the Author
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