produce success. In addition, they also had the entire constellation of beliefs I just described. As a result, I believe
that there are three major differences between justified confidence and misplaced confidence. First of all, justified
confidence comes from a constellation of beliefs, such as the one I just described. If a trader has confidence and
nothing else, he is probably in a lot of trouble. Second, justified confidence comes from extensive testing of some sort
of model of trading. If you don't have a model that you have properly tested, then your confidence is probably
misplaced. Third, justified confidence comes with an extensive commitment to being successful as a trader. Most
people who want to be traders are not committed—they just think they are. There is a poem by W. N. Murray, of the
Scottish Himalayan expedition, that says: "That the moment that one definitely commits oneself, then Providence
moves too."
If you are really committed, then not only are you certain that you are doing the right thing, but somehow
events just seem to occur to help you. If you are really committed to being a trader, then you probably have an
understanding at some level of what I'm talking about. You probably even understand that those events that help you
might be big losses. If you are not committed, on the other hand, then you are probably saying, "I don't understand
what Tharp is saying. I'm committed, but events certainly have not been helping me."
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