Yes, first is to choose smart. After that we have to wait, be patient long time. If you dont have patience enough and good nerves then focus on short term trading. We cant have all same opinion, that is normal thing.
And the other most normal thing is to have income every month even though it is not always the same in value, so in this case I think that short-term trading is something that is very often chosen and used by many people rather than choosing to stay in the long term.