I tried being a options buyer once, and the biggest enemy wasn't guessing the right direction, but time... Every morning I wake up feeling like I'm being "slowly bleeding out." Basically, if you do nothing, you're still losing money; time value is like secretly collecting rent in the background, eating into the buyer’s patience. On the seller’s side, the most satisfying thing is “nothing happening,” with time working in their favor. But when big volatility hits, it’s like a sudden restructuring—people shout “steady, steady,” while quickly pausing, checking liquidity, and analyzing opponent’s order book depth, afraid of being wiped out in one move.

Recently, I came across social mining and fan token concepts—“attention is mining.” I got a bit distracted: attention can also be worn down like time value. If the hype doesn’t continue, it resets to zero, and in the end, the ones paying the price are those chasing the excitement. Anyway, I now prefer to move fewer times, confirm everything clearly before acting. Anxiety remains, but I have to go through the process.