Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: A SYSTEM TO FIX MENTAL GAME PROBLEMS . . . 1
Emotions Aren't Evil-They're Signals to Use and Learn From . . . 4
Why You Need a System . . . 8
CHAPTER 2: MAP YOUR PROBLEM . . . 16
Understanding Emotions as Signals . . . 17
Creating the Map . . . 27
CHAPTER 3: IDENTIFY THE ROOT OF YOUR PROBLEM . . . 32
Common Learning Pitfalls . . . 34
The Inchworm Concept . . . 37
Uncovering What's Causing Your Backend Problems . . . 48
CHAPTER 4: GREED . . . 55
The Nature of Greed . . . 56
Common Signs of Greed . . . 58
Mapping Your Greed . . . 60
The Real Cause of Greed . . . 64
CHAPTER 5: FEAR . . . 69
The Nature of Fear . . . 72
Common Signs of Fear . . . 74
Mapping Your Fear . . . 80
Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) . . . 86
Fear of Losing . . . 90
Fear of Mistakes . . . 97
Fear of Failure . . . 109
CHAPTER 6: TILT . . . 120
The Nature of Tilt . . . 122
Common Signs of Tilt . . . 124
Mapping Your Tilt . . . 127
Hating to Lose . . . 133
Mistake Tilt . . . 143
Injustice Tilt . . . 155
Revenge Trading . . . 165
Entitlement Tilt . . . 172
CHAPTER 7: CONFIDENCE . . . 174
The Nature of Confidence . . . 178
Common Signs of Overconfidence . . . 179
Common Signs of Lack of Confidence . . . 182
Stable Confidence . . . 186
Mapping Your Confidence . . . 188
Correcting Cognitive Illusions and Biases . . . 193
Perfectionism . . . 215
Desperation . . . 224
Hope and Wishing . . . 232
CHAPTER 8: DISCIPLINE . . . 240
The Nature of Discipline . . . 243
Common Signs of Discipline Problems . . . 244
General Strategies to Improve Discipline. . . 246
Mapping Where Discipline Is Needed . . . 249
Impatience . . . 253
Boredom . . . 256
Being Overly Result Oriented . . . 260
Distractibility . . . 262
Laziness . . . 269
Procrastination . . . 272
CHAPTER 9: CORRECT YOUR PROBLEM . . . 275
Malfunctioning Mind . . . 276
Real-time Strategy . . . 280
Build a Productive Routine . . . 290
CHAPTER 10: TROUBLESHOOTING A LACK OF PROGRESS . . . 297
Difficulty Recognizing Your Pattern . . . 297
Things Get Worse Before They Get Better . . . 298
Burnout . . . 300
Bloated Brain . . . 301
When Life Bleeds into Trading . . . 304
FINAL THOUGHTS . . . 309
Endnotes . . . 311
Acknowledgments . . . 313
About the Author . . . 314