No matter how difficult something is, when you thoroughly understand it, it becomes easy for you personally.

The harder things get for you, the more it benefits you. Difficulty is actually your weapon—it eliminates competitors who don't understand the game, because they don't know how, because they don't have the skills, because they will inevitably stumble and take detours. You never really "win" through your own superiority; you win entirely because peers eliminate themselves, and when they fail, you succeed.

Is calculation really as terrifying as you imagine?

Retail traders often say that consistently profitable traders are sharks or crocodiles. In reality, consistently profitable traders tend to be wise, calm, and open-minded. Just as the kingdoms of Wei and Wu always portrayed Zhuge Liang as a green-faced, fang-bearing, fire-breathing monster, the true chancellor was humble, loyal, and devoted until his dying breath. People tend to stigmatize what they fear and don't understand, merely to mask their own laziness—their reluctance to seek knowledge or step out of their comfort zone.