Last night, feeling bored, I made a short-term trade, and it wasn't that I was wrong about the direction, but I was just chaotic with my rhythm: looking at the order book, it seemed thin but I still pressed on, and when I placed a market order, I immediately got hit with a series of slippage. When I looked back, I realized the depth couldn't handle my small volume at all... To put it simply, I was in a rush, trying to grab that one or two seconds, but ended up killing myself. Later, after reviewing, I realized that placing orders in batches + waiting for a fill to replenish liquidity might not have looked so bad.

Airdrop season has been pretty surreal lately, with task platforms becoming more and more strict against anti-witchcraft measures. The points system has turned the grab-and-go folks into clock-in workers. I almost impulsively uninstalled a few wallets/plugins, feeling anxious every day with the alert sounds. Thinking about it, I should hold back; better to do fewer trades, and first set the slippage limit and cancel order rules in stone. Predictions may not always be accurate, but risk control really needs to be in place.