Recently, someone posted a screenshot of an airdrop again, and I also get a little tempted, but honestly I'm more afraid of getting caught off guard: a bunch of interactions, paying gas fees first as tuition, and in the end, I'm not on the list. Now I basically set myself a "cooling-off period," when I see something hot, I first close the page, and the next day I check again whether the project is still there and if the community is still talking normally.

I also don’t do “full package” interactions, just pick two or three of the most likely long-term features, with small amounts so I wouldn’t mind losing them. And when I see on-chain transaction fees suddenly spike, or miners/validators making a killing, I become even more cautious... MEV and transaction ordering stuff, retail investors’ complaints aren’t without reason— the more lively it gets, the more it seems like someone is queuing in front.

Placing orders is the same; when impulse hits, I first take a screenshot to keep as an illusion of “I’ve already participated,” anyway, when I look again the next day, many thoughts fade away. That’s it for now.