Should You Paper Trade?

Everyone should keep a journal.

Everyone needs a mentor.

Microblogging is so popular because it has never been easy to journal. Twitter exploded because of the knowledge/network you could leverage.

In a world of Twitter and now Stocktwits for (investing/trading), discount commisions and penny spreads, should you paper trade?

I say no.

You can’t learn if real money and emotions are not on the line. It has never been easier to journal your ‘paper’ trades, but I say dive in small, journal your real investments, no matter how small they are and learn faster.

What say YOU?