Last night, I got taught a lesson by myself again: I wanted to catch a pullback, but I placed the order too quickly, didn’t keep a close eye on the slippage, and didn’t fully understand the pool’s depth. In the instant my trade went through, the price was pushed up by me… To put it simply, it was insufficient liquidity and I forced the trade—so I ended up paying an extra fee as well. My mindset completely cracked on the spot. Later, when I reviewed what happened, I found out that splitting it into two orders, hanging the orders slightly more slowly, or simply switching to a deeper trading pair might have prevented this whole ugly situation. Lately, the group has been circulating talks about stablecoin regulation, reserve audits, and all kinds of rumors about “de-pegging.” The moment I see those messages, I get an itch to act. So now I’ve really gotten into the habit of pausing for two minutes first, having a drink of coconut water, and then clicking confirm. As for trusting data or instinct, I trust data more—at least it won’t suddenly flip just because I’m anxious.