The hard work that goes into trading is not in trading itself
It's what's behind the scenes
Let's take a boxer for example
The match itself is a very small period of time
The real work is behind the scenes when that boxer is training his ass off for hours and hours hitting the pads, sparring, watching tape, getting his cardio in etc
That's most of it
How much that boxer prepares beforehand decides how well he performs when he is that ring for real
If he slacks and is lazy behind the scenes it will show with his ass getting knocked out
If he prepares works his ass off he will get the W or at least hold his own
Trading is the same way
The hard work is in reviewing your trades consistently, in back testing, studying those charts watching that tape
Placing the trades is a very small portion of this shit
What you do when you aren't trading decides how well you perform when it's gametime