Investing in stocks, you must remember one thing: with different principal amounts, you're not playing the same game at all. If you only have 10,000 yuan, even if it doubles, you only earn 10,000 yuan—just two or three months' salary, which doesn't make a big difference in your life. If you have 100,000 yuan, doubling it to earn 100,000 yuan could be equivalent to a year's income, giving you more financial flexibility and options. But if you have 1,000,000 yuan, doubling it to earn 1,000,000 yuan—that's an amount that a regular person would have to work hard for ten years to save up. This money can allow you to slow down or even touch the edge of "time freedom" earlier. More importantly, when you truly have 1,000,000 yuan, you can switch to a more stable approach: invest it in high-dividend, almost never delisted quality companies, which can pay you five or six thousand yuan in dividends each year. This is like hiring a silent employee—you don't need to pay wages, social security, or deal with complaints, and they will reliably send money to your account on time every year, rain or shine, operating continuously. So, don't always hold the idea of "small principal, take a risk to double it"—turning 10,000 into 20,000 won't change much; turning 1,000,000 into 2,000,000 is a real leap in life. During the early stages when your capital is still small, the focus should not be on chasing high returns but on: preserving your principal, gaining experience, waiting for opportunities, and steadily growing.