People ask me this sometimes, and my honest answer is: no, I wouldn't choose trading again if I could go back.

Most people react with "why not, you can make good money doing this." And sure, that's true for some. But here's the part most traders don't want to admit: trading is a form of gambling. Skill affects your odds, sure, just like a good poker player has better odds than a bad one. But no matter how skilled you are, any single trade is still fundamentally uncertain. There's no guaranteed win, no matter how much you've studied or how solid your edge is.

And unlike most skills, where putting in consistent effort more or less guarantees you'll improve over time, trading doesn't work that way. You can spend years and real money trying to learn it, and still walk away having never actually gotten there. That's just not how it works with most other crafts.

Compare that to literally any other skill: the more time you put in, the better you generally get, and the more you can earn, without needing to risk money and just hope for a good outcome each time.

So here's my honest take: trading shouldn't be your main way of making a living, especially early on. Treat it as a side activity, invest money you can genuinely afford to lose, money that won't affect your actual life if it disappears completely.

If someone asked me 'would you choose trading again,' my honest answer is no