I just took a loss. The prices looked pretty close, but after I clicked confirm, I realized the trade had been “pushed” into a really awkward spot… to put it plainly, it was my own impatience: I set the slippage on a whim, didn’t check the pool depth, and the blockchain was also congested at the same time—my order execution ended up following my emotions. Looking back, the most important lesson feels like this: don’t force it in thin areas; it’s better to break it into smaller orders, execute in two or three rounds slowly, or simply wait for those few minutes until liquidity comes back before placing the order.

Also, lately hardware wallets have been out of stock, and phishing links are popping up a lot—especially in times like this, it’s even easier to get carried away and click around at random. For now, I make sure to look over the address, the authorization, and the signature content again and again, and take it slower… losing once is enough to stay with me for a long time.