My past self: The moment spot prices rise, I’m afraid of pullbacks—I can’t hold on. With futures, once I get too impulsive, I start wanting to claw back the losses, and the more I add, the bigger the position gets—until liquidation arrives, even faster than the market moves. Now I give myself a sentence that’s actually human: don’t use “wanting to make quick money” to decide your position size—use “even if it’s the worst case, I can still sleep” to decide. For spot, just treat it like low-frequency DCA: buy, then pretend you forgot. If you really want to do futures, that’s fine—but only take a small position you can admit you might lose. I’d rather miss out than get pierced through by a single needle.

Recently, those new L1/L2 teams have been offering incentives to boost TVL—I’m also tempted and restless. But the moment I see long-time users complaining about “digging up and selling,” I remind myself: the excitement belongs to them; my pace should be slower. I’ll focus on staying alive first.