I’m increasingly feeling that the way I trade is really just choosing sleep quality. With grid/DCA and the like, I might not make enough money to be as “stimulating,” but at least I can sleep on schedule; when I wake up, I just check whether things have drifted from the plan, and I only need to add a small amount. With an “all-in” style, honestly, it’s like押ing your emotions right along with it—when it goes up, I’m excited all night; when it drops, I can’t sleep, and it’s just too exhausting.

The airdrop season has kicked back off again recently. The task platforms run anti-bot/anti-fraud controls, and the points feel like clocking in at work—I even find myself exhausted just watching that… so I’m even more certain that I’m not suited for grinding. For me, “long-term” isn’t that dogmatic. It’s not that I have to hold for a year or two; if I can get through a narrative’s lively phase turning into quiet, and at least one quarter without making things chaotic or moving recklessly, then I guess that counts as long-term. Anyway, keep myself alive first—let me sleep before we talk about returns.