Lately I’ve been flipping through transaction records until my eyes feel sore, and it suddenly hit me: that end-of-year craziness isn’t really because taxes are that complicated—it’s because I’ve been way too casual day to day. So now I’m trying to cultivate a small habit: every time I deposit/withdraw funds, make an on-chain transfer, exchange coins, or claim an airdrop, I quickly take a screenshot and write a one-line note (time, the platform/wallet, what I did, and what I was thinking in that moment). I’m not aiming for perfection—at least when I look back, things will line up.

I’ve also tried the whole “attention is mining” setup from social mining and fan tokens. It’s definitely lively, but the records end up being more fragmented, and in the end I still have to clean up the mess myself… Anyway, I’d rather earn a little less than turn my life into a full-time reconciliation clerk.