Just remember this is another form of gambling, but not as risky as poker machines or betting on the horses.
I think about getting into this once in a while. Do I need to be glued to my computer staring at charts all day to make it pay off? Is that just how I imagine it?
That really mostly depends on your investment scope, are you looking at it as a long term investment or more short termed, the shorter the scope of the investment the more time you'll need to be glued to your computer screen staring at charts and doing data analasys. It also helps if yo have an understanding of econnomy, and how things like politics, trade agreements and even things like natural disasters etc. etc. effects the markets, this is something that is important to understand wether you decide to trade in Forex, stocks or bonds, and to some extent even in crypto currencies.
When you stare at the computer screen to always analyze data for trading, especially short-term investments. That's when happiness arises to question again, what is happiness at the expense of mentally and always in the shadow of worries about material?