Many people fall into two extremes. One is doing nothing, comforting themselves by saying that nothing can be changed anyway — which is actually a moral escape. The other is wanting to do everything, ending up exhausted and depleting resources.

The correct approach is opportunism. Not about taking shortcuts, but about accurately identifying opportunities and acting decisively. With limited capital, energy, and time, you need to learn how to do the math: which opportunities can leverage the greatest impact with the least cost? Which projects are worth going all in on, and which only require trial and error participation?

The benefits of this approach are obvious — preserving enough ammunition and energy to prepare for potential big opportunities in the future. No matter how the market evolves, you will have the resources to seize those truly game-changing opportunities. In the long run, this is the only way to maximize overall returns.