Today I reviewed another trade that I thought I could sneak a quick win on... but I still got educated by the market. Honestly, it’s not that I was wrong about the direction, I just placed my order too hastily: seeing the price move, I chased it, the slippage was large, the pool depth was shallow, and when the trade executed, I was immediately lifted out. Looking back later, I realized I was just giving away fees to others.

Now I have three reminders for myself: first, check the depth before confirming; second, don’t try to save time by setting maximum slippage all at once; third, placing orders in two or three steps is much more comfortable than rushing in blindly. Especially now, when everyone is focused on testnet incentives, point expectations, and daily guesses about whether the mainnet will issue tokens, the on-chain activity is like rush hour— the more you try to grab, the easier it is to get confused.

I need to remind myself: slow down the pace, there’s really nothing to be ashamed of, rushing blindly is the most expensive. That’s all for now.