You don't have to make up losses from the stock that caused them

I know that's obvious and simple advice but I saw it in a comment this morning somewhere and it really jumped out at me. Waiting around for a recovery while it goes sideways or down comes at the expense of gains you're missing out on had you accepted you were wrong and moved onto your next winner. I don't know why but this somehow opened my eyes to what I already knew. So this morning I dumped my MSFT and bought some DRAM and SMH to hold while I do some DD and make some decisions. I made up almost half my losses in a single good day. It wasn't a huge bag I was holding but enough and for long enough that I could feel the drag it was causing. Even if I have to buy back into MSFT at a few bucks higher down the road it still wouldn't be worth holding onto it for the next few months or longer while MSFT gets it's shit together. That's all. I hope this helps someone else say goodbye to a loser and make some new gains. Please don't rub my face in it if MSFT moons tomorrow.