Today I was educated again by myself: I clearly wanted to "enter the market more slowly," but my hand trembled and I ended up rushing even more. I was watching that pool and thought it looked okay, but when I actually placed the order, I realized the depth was so shallow. Sliding the order open too wide caused me to get filled with a worse series of trades. Looking back, I was just giving myself a lesson... Basically, my rhythm was off: trying a small order first to test the waters, placing a more patient price, entering in two steps—maybe it wouldn't have looked so bad.

Now retail traders often complain about MEV, unfair ordering, and so on. I understand that feeling of "why was I cut in line again," but sometimes don’t blame everything on others. Moving too quickly can also amplify your mistakes. Anyway, from now on, I’d rather be a beat slower, even if I earn less, at least I won’t be scared off by my own slippage. That’s all for now.