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Taking a chill sesh from the markets during the hols but still wanna keep that trading grind going? 🎄📈

You can totally level up your trading vibe by diving into some dope self-improvement books that I've rounded up for building that winning trader mindset. 🧠✨

Heads up, this list isn’t just vibing with trading classics like Market Wizards, Trading in the Zone, or my fave, The Daily Trading Coach, but they’re also clutch for life’s other adventures! 🚀

1. Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior

Kicking things off, we have this sneaky goodie by Ori and Rom Brafman. Sway digs into stuff we know but seem like, “Can’t stop, won’t stop.” 🙅‍♀️💯

The book breaks down vibes like diagnostic bias and the chameleon effect - stuff that keeps traders second-guessing their moves. 📉✨

Traders get caught in these mind traps, risking their decision-making juju. Beyond that, the book’s packed with killer research and tales about hidden motivators, danger, and risk—the usual suspects in trading. 😅🔥

2. The Art of Thinking Clearly

Here’s a chill read by Rolf Dobelli, perfect in bite-sized pieces covering 99 mind oopsies we're all guilty of. 🤪📚

Lit chapters like Why Watching and Waiting is Torture, How to Relieve People of Millions, and Don’t Take News Anchors Seriously pop up for some belly laughs. 😂📺

The Art of Thinking Clearly lays out a spectrum of biases traders should dodge, like the availability bias, the sneaky hindsight bias, and yes, the wicked outcome bias. 🤯🧐

3. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know

Adam Grant’s book is a go-to when self-awareness quests are on your trading agenda. 📈👌

Being woke about your emotions—both the bummer and the lit feels—ensures you’re making boss-level trading calls.

Think Again is all about questioning EVERYTHING: your ideas, others' thoughts, even what the news is hyping. 📢🔍

Grant hypes a growth mindset, encouraging learning and flexing, even if it shatters your OG thoughts. 💪👀

4. High Performance Habits

Looking to boost your trading habits like a boss? 🏆✨

Check out Brendon Burchard’s guide—it’s got all the science-backed, evidence-based goods to turn you into a productivity machine. 🚀📅

Peep his research: six core traits for high-performers from 190 countries, like seeking clarity, fueling energy, leveling up necessity, smashing productivity, building influence, and courage flexing. 🦸‍♂️🌍

These 🔑 moves can turn your to-do list into intentional habits, leading to dough and consistency. Securing the bag, right? 💼💸

5. The Emotion Code

Last up, but high-key amazing is Dr. Bradley Nelson’s The Emotion Code, diving into your subconscious vibes. 🧠✨

It might sound a bit out-there but think of it as your own shelf-side therapist, helping you work through old feels impacting your moves, both in trading and life. 🌌📘

By unlocking those sneaky “trapped energies,” the goal is clarity, which could totally boost how you handle setbacks and market surprises. I mean, who wouldn't want that? 🤷‍♂️💡

You got any go-to psychology or self-improvement jams for this reading squad?