{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Markets and Mindsets","title":"Is Doing Nothing a Skill?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":764,"description":"Want to be on the show? Send us a question, a voice note or a quick video to marketsandmindsets@ig.co\n\nDoes stepping away from the buy button feel unproductive, even when there is no good trade to make?\n\nIn Episode 9 of Markets and Mindsets, the team respond to a question from Andrew, an experienced trader who struggles with the urge to stay occupied, chase the buzz of execution and keep placing trades.\n\nThe conversation challenges the idea that trading is the only productive part of being a trader. Using examples from golf, theatre and elite sport, the team explain why research, rehearsal, journaling and self-analysis are all part of building a process you can trust when it is time to execute.\n\nThey also explore how to redirect the need for action into smaller, constructive tasks, why improving away from the screen can strengthen future decisions, and when the most productive choice may simply be to walk away and look after your wellbeing.\n\nIn this episode:\nWhy the urge to stay busy can lead traders into unnecessary decisions\nHow overtrading affects experienced traders as well as beginners\nWhy not placing a trade is still an active decision\nHow golf practice provides a useful analogy for trading preparation\nWhy research, journaling and reflection are productive trading activities\nHow rehearsing away from the market can improve execution\nWhy breaking a large skill into smaller components supports mastery\nHow to create “little victories” when the market offers no clear opportunity\nWhy you can influence your process even when you cannot influence the market\nWhy exercise, rest and time away from the screen can improve performance\nChapters\n00:00 – Introduction: The Overtrading Trap\n01:15 – Andrew’s Question: Chasing the Buzz of Trading\n02:11 – What Golf Can Teach Traders About Practice\n04:14 – The Illusion of Productivity\n04:52 – Why Not Trading Does Not Mean Doing Nothing\n05:09 – Research, Journaling and Reflection\n06:09 – Rehearsal vs Execution\n07:21 – Breaking...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/10i-aNB17zTtjs8K_P1vcCsZlVm3kw0IUhW_KFegQ4I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80MTAz/NTM2MWIwNTg3NGQ5/Yzg3ZGYyNGIxZjll/NGE4Mi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}