A trader who made over $100,000 a month in his early twenties hit depression at 23 and realized chasing money wasn't enough. He found his way back by focusing on meaningful work and interesting ideas instead.
Since age 18.
Over $100,000 per month.
Around ages 23–25.
October 2, 2023.
Young twenties. I imagine as you were getting that consistency and that profitability was coming in. How did you keep grounded yourself then? What kept you grounded?
23 to 25? I went through, like a depression because it was like, I think ever Since I was 18, I always chased on making money. And I think when I got to a point of like making 100,000 plus a month, I was like, okay, now what? So for me, I hit that wall because I was like, I don't feel fulfilled. So I went through that little phase of, like, being reckless and all over the place, right at like 23, 24. And then like, 25 is when I kind of got more grounded. Just worked on my work deeper into, like, what do I want to do, what makes me happy, what keeps me going? It wasn't ultimately money because I was just chasing money blindly. You know, it's like building and building cool things and being a part of cool, cool ideas and stuff like that, and that's kind of what helped me get grounded.
