Lately, the attention economy has really been wearing people down hard. The moment a hot topic flips, I get restless and want to chase it—only to end up getting harvested at the “final step.” Now I’ve set myself a down-to-earth rule: before looking at the candlestick chart, I first break the trading route down and think it through—who’s putting in the buy orders, where the liquidity is, and whether the routing will lead me straight into the thinnest pool. Especially when everyone rushes in at once, the moment slippage plus the squeeze hits, it instantly collects the “emotional tax.”

Recently, the fee rates have been extreme. In the group, people argue about whether to reverse or keep squeezing the bubble—but somehow I’m even more on guard. The more exaggerated the fee rates are, the more it looks like a bidding war for attention, not buying assets. The turning point is… I’m not completely uninvolved, but I’ve changed “place an order immediately” to “wait until two confirmations before acting.” If I miss out, then so be it—paying a few more tuition fees feels way more comfortable than trying to catch a top.