I just got that itch again, seeing the candlestick chart jump up one after another, and that line in my head—“If you don’t get on the train now, it’s gone”—started playing automatically… Then I stopped and asked myself: What exactly do I know? Is it new information I’m seeing, or am I just getting pushed along by the excitement coming from the group chat? To be blunt, most of the time it’s the latter.

After I muted the group, the world suddenly went quiet in a way that felt a little unfamiliar, but I also felt a bit of relief. With nobody spamming “go go go” ten messages a second, I could instead remember my original plan: if I don’t want to gamble, then I shouldn’t pretend to be brave.

Lately, that whole “selling-pressure anxiety” around unlock/staking unlock has been chewed over and over again, and the calendar keeps flashing like a warning. Only after I muted it did I realize that anxiety can spread too—it doesn’t really have a direct correlation with information content… For now, that’s it. If I really want to add to my position, I’d rather wait until my heartbeat slows down first.