The Weight of Thought in Trading
How Overthinking Can Cripple Execution and Confidence
So, there’s a sculpture in Paris called The Weight of Thought by Thomas Lerooy.
It shows a man slumped over…
Head on the ground…
And his brain is huge…so huge it’s literally pulling him down.
THE WEIGHT OF THOUGHT
It’s powerful.
Because how many times in trading have you felt like that?
Crushed by your own overthinking.
Second-guessing
Overanalysing
Running scenarios until the trade has gone without you
I’ve done it.
You’ve probably done it too.
And the irony? It comes from a good place with good intentions…
Wanting to get it right Wanting to be smart Wanting to avoid pain
But in the markets, overthinking is its own kind of pain.
Sometimes the better move is to do the prep…
Have your plan…
And then just pull the trigger.
Simple. Clear. Clean.
More thought doesn’t mean better results.
Sometimes it’s the weight of thought that holds us back.