Lately I’ve gotten a bit too absorbed in earning testing network points. I originally did it just as practice, but the moment I saw everyone in the group calculating “how much I can exchange for,” my mindset immediately changed… To be blunt, once your expectations are set, you have to make your stop-loss clear—otherwise all your time, Gas, and even your emotions get swallowed up. My low-tech way of handling it: first set a limit for myself—“no more tinkering than up to which day / no more than how much transfer fee”—and once that’s reached, stop no matter how many steps are still left in the task. Next, I only use a dedicated small wallet and don’t touch the main wallet, so I don’t ruin good security habits just for a few points.

Now that new L1/L2 projects are pulling incentives and TVL up, I can also understand why long-time users complain about “mining, selling.” So I’m trying to treat it like drills: if I can learn the interaction flow, that counts as a win. If I actually get an airdrop, great—it’s a surprise. If I don’t, don’t be annoyed. That’s where I’m at for now.