The blockchain got jammed up again just now, and my trades feel like lining up at a trendy spot: first you just sit in the mempool waiting, and when there are a lot of people, the little fee you add is the difference between “wait longer” or “pay more”… After that comes being packaged and confirmed—if you’re unlucky, you might even get pushed out, sent back for reordering, or even get stuck so long that you forget you ever clicked to submit it. Anyway, the moment I see the queue getting longer, I’m not in a rush anymore; if I miss out, so be it—and sleeping through it won’t make the chain run away.

As for all the noise lately about privacy coins and coin mixing, and those arguments over the compliance boundaries, I’m even too lazy to get swept up and let my emotions drive me. What I can use today might not be usable tomorrow; and in the end, if you manage to fight your way to the end, you’re still the one who bears the consequences.

Why can I stay calm? It’s just a habit: before placing an order, I set a “how long I’m willing to wait.” If it goes beyond that, I cancel the order, close the software, and go do something else… Not watching the market really cuts down on a lot of internal stress.