Lately, I've been a bit annoyed by grinding testnet points... It was originally just practice, but then a bunch of people started talking and it turned into expectations of "how much I can exchange later." Once the expectation kicked in, I knew I had to set a stop-loss for myself, or else I’d end up recording a bunch of impulsive costs in my shell ledger.

The "signal" I’m watching now is very simple: it’s not about ranking points or whether I complete all the tasks, but how much on-chain cost and attention I spend on this every day. When the costs start quietly increasing and even affect my usual low-frequency rhythm, I just stop for two days, even if I might miss out. Another signal is emotional: feeling anxious while doing tasks indicates it’s no longer just practice.

Additionally, before and after the main public chain upgrades/maintenance, everyone is guessing whether the ecosystem will migrate. I’ve become more cautious instead... It’s easiest to mistake "practice" for betting at times like this. Better to pull back first and take it slow—there will always be opportunities anyway.