Yesterday I was feeling impulsive and bought a small coin, clearly seeing that the on-chain address was active and funds were flowing in, so I thought "it probably won't be too bad"... As a result, I got slapped with slippage education right away. During the deep phase, the liquidity was actually very thin, and I deliberately used market orders. The few seconds it took to execute felt like being pulled off my chair, and looking back at the order book, I realized I was just providing liquidity for others.

Looking back, the problem was pretty stupid: placing orders too hastily, chasing after a spike without waiting for a pullback; not patiently splitting orders into several parts, wanting to eat it all at once. Honestly, I was still influenced by the anxiety during the airdrop season that "if you're late, it's gone," and the platform's anti-witchcraft and points system made people feel like going to work. I was affected too, always feeling like I had to seize the opportunity quickly.

Let's leave it at that for now... In the future, I’ll try to only use limit orders, splitting thin positions into batches, even if I miss out, to avoid providing liquidity unnecessarily. If I make mistakes, I’ll just consider it tuition fees.