Last night I made a stupid trade, and after reviewing it, there are only three words: urgency.

Seeing the pool surface trading okay, I slipped my order a bit too much, and ended up stepping into a less deep tier, the price was pushed up by myself, and by the time I wanted to cancel, it was already too late…
Honestly, it’s not the market trapping me, it’s that my order placement rhythm was like rushing for the subway.

Later, when I checked on-chain, the order book was painfully thin, and I chased orders twice, which was basically sending a “please come and sandwich me” signal to others.
Now I’ve basically changed to: check the depth first before placing an order, try with small amounts first, and if I really want in, split the order and eat slowly—better to earn less than to be swallowed by slippage.

Recently, those new L1/L2s have started offering incentives to boost TVL, and veteran users in the group complain “mining, selling,” which I can understand. Liquidity comes in waves, and the depth looks lively but is actually very fragile.
Oh, and my mom also asked me, “Is your slippage like the minimum spend for discounts on Taobao?”
I said probably… if you try to save too much, you end up spending more.
Anyway, I just cancel and ask when I see something abnormal—no need to argue with myself.