What doesn't kill me makes me stronger

2022-05-15 20:15

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Whatever is happening to you right now can be an incredible motivation for what you do next.

原文作者：CryptoFishx， Trader Joe 创始人

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If this crash has left you feeling hopeless, listen to one of my stories.

In around 17 or 18 years, I saw my profit gradually disappear by 20 times, and finally I lost 2/3 of the principal. I became angry with the world for no reason and denounced the unfair market.

I was a doctor, learning code in my spare time. I made a plan that in the next cycle, I was going to make it, and I had nothing to lose, and I channeled all my anger, all my frustration, into my studies, into computer science.

A man must fulfill his destiny. Even though I'm 30 years old, I'm still playing this game that belongs to young people. There's a lot for me to learn. It's not easy to keep up with them.

I wasn't getting any younger, but I always knew my strengths were grit and hunger. Advanced algorithms, advanced machine learning, functional programming, this was an area I had never known before. I had never studied math, and I had to teach myself advanced math every night to keep up.

Finally, in two and a half years, I got two degrees. I'm not a math genius, but I can make up for it by being clumsy and diligent, and I got a job at Google after graduation, which made me feel very accomplished.

But my dream was not to make money and buy a big G. One day a few months later, I remembered my desire to become a crypto field builder.

I then worked out my timeline: 1-2 years at Google, then a year at a large DeFi company, and finally starting my own DeFi project.

But no, life gave me a different work plan. I started Trade Joe three months into my new job, and it started as a sideline. And then you know what happened.

Looking back now, would I have felt such a strong urge without the pain of the crash? To be honest, I don't think I would have been the better person I am if it hadn't been for the pain.

So don't lose hope in life by any means. Whatever happens to you now can be an incredible motivation for what you do next.