I often hear people say that the money of the wealthy is like being blown in by the wind, and most people firmly believe a principle: as long as you work hard enough, you can turn things around.

But only after understanding market laws do you realize that reality is actually simple yet cruel—wealth is not the result of effort alone, but depends on which position you choose to stand in.

Those who seem to effortlessly harvest gains are not without costs. The difference is that they have early on stepped onto a track with higher efficiency and stronger leverage. The same effort, placed in different areas, can lead to vastly different outcomes.

Recently, a friend who has been with me for many years and participated throughout a certain investment was excited to say, "This feeling of gains without effort is really awesome."

I only replied with four words: "Believe it, hold on."

This is actually the most difficult lesson. Because before you can believe, you must first understand—understand industry cycles, understand participants, understand how risks flow within the system. This is not gambler's intuition, but rational betting after understanding the game rules.

To be honest, effort is definitely important. But if you are in the wrong system, no matter how hard you try, your efforts will only be diluted, or even amplify your ineffective consumption.

The true flow of wealth does not depend on how tired your body is or how high your emotions are, but on which way the wind blows and where you stand. The same applies to core assets like BTC and ETH—key is whether you can perceive the market direction.

So that saying is correct: the money of the wealthy really is like being blown in by the wind. They just choose to stand at the wind’s mouth, rather than waving a fan in place.