The speaker took a six-month break from trading to dedicate to self-study and gain confidence, aiming to reach a level where they could critically assess their past trading abilities.
"I took a six-month break. I had saved the remaining ₹20,000 from the last time I invested. I said, I'll keep it aside and invest it only when I'm confident that I'm the kind of trader who would have said to a trader two years ago, 'This guy is a jerk.' Looking at the trader from a year ago or six months ago, I'd say, 'He's a jerk.' I wanted to become a trader who, looking back a month or two, could say, 'He doesn't know how to trade.' So, I focused on studying a lot, day and night."