This episode is the audio version of my article, The Psychology of Day Trading Versus Investing.
In this episode, I explore what it takes psychologically to succeed as a day trader versus a long-term investor. While both pursuits require a similar underlying psychological skillset, different time horizons place different demands on those shared skills. I examine how discipline, emotional control, and resilience are tested differently when decisions play out over minutes rather than months or years.
I also make the case for tailoring your psychological conditioning to the particular challenges of your chosen pursuit, rather than assuming that developing a mental edge involves the same emphasis for everyone.
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Créde Sheehy-Kelly is a Chartered High-Performance Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland and a performance consultant for professionals in high-stakes arenas. She specialises in mental conditioning and the psychology of consistent execution under pressure across finance, business, and elite sport.
