Last night, I taught myself a lesson in "speed"… Seeing a sudden large order sweep across the chain, I hesitated and followed the market price to buy in. I was too loose with slippage, the pool depth wasn’t enough, and as a result, the trade was like cooking without watching the fire: once the oil temperature rose, it suddenly burned the edges, and I ended up paying an extra cost. To put it simply, it’s not the market tricking me, but my order placement was too rushed—I didn’t give myself three seconds to check the depth, split the order, and execute slowly in two parts.

Recently, hardware wallets have been out of stock, and phishing links are everywhere. People’s safety awareness has improved, but when it comes to trading, you also need to be a bit “slower”: confirming routing, setting limit orders, and adjusting for slippage a beat later can actually save you trouble. Anyway, today I’ll treat myself as preparing ingredients—no need to rush to serve the dish.