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Ever notice how $500 gets dismissed instantly in trading, but $100 from a day job feels substantial?
The gap is wild. You can watch half a grand evaporate from a position and barely flinch. Same $500 as monthly groceries? Suddenly it matters. Why the mental flip?
Market context rewires your perception. In trading, $500 is noise against volatility. You're tracking percentages, not absolutes. A 2% swing on a $25K position is $500—just background music.
But earn that $100 through hours of actual work? It's tangible. You felt every minute. The effort creates weight.
Different neural circuits activate depending on the context. Fast, abstract gains feel lighter. Earned, slow money feels heavier. Your brain processes them completely differently—one's a number on screen, the other's time converted to currency.