u/icedoliveoil

Been surfing for about a year now and for the past few weeks I feel as I’ve hit a setback in terms of my performance. I can’t find my rhythm, feel awkward on the board, find myself struggling to position myself correctly in the lineup and fully commit to waves. I find myself fearful of waves that I was super comfortable with a few months ago. In short, I find myself in a rut where I don’t feel so great surfing and my performance has been affected. Wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar.

Edit for clarity- these were issues in my first times surfing. Since then I’ve gotten much more comfortable in a variety of conditions, size, break etc. That’s why I’m frustrated, i feel like I went back in every aspect.

My portfolio has mostly SPTM, bonds and then a tiny bit of VTI, VXUS and gold. I feel kinda stuck with SPTM which I figured at the time would be better than the total stock market. Now I’m wondering if it was better to stick with VTI.

I’m not sure how to continue building my portfolio and how to treat SPTM. I’m considering leaning into the AI/memory/IT play with things VGT and DRAM like but it seems like my portfolio is weighted towards tech anyway.