These past couple of days, I set a word for myself: Stop.

Stop clicking randomly, stop and look at what’s happening on the chain, stop forwarding those posts in groups like "A certain stablecoin is depegging."
Regulation, reserve audits, these things are indeed important, but emotionally, the easiest way to cut your position into a bald head is to get caught up in it.

Back to MEV and ordering, basically it’s about someone being able to jump the line.
You might think you’re just losing a little slippage, but often it’s because you just happened to be the one providing the counterparty: your spread, your rebalancing transaction, is seen early and snatched, and in the end, your costs silently increase.
The biggest impact is on those who frequently rebalance and chase pools— the more active, the easier they are to "be taken care of."

My current approach is also pretty simple: split into batches when possible, don’t push through during low liquidity; layer your profit strategies to reduce the number of immediate transactions needed.
Anyway, just stop for now, don’t rush to prove you’re quick.