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Lately, I've been a bit exhausted from grinding testnet points, but I still click a couple of times out of habit... At first, I said it was just practice, but before I knew it, I started thinking, "Should I also go all in?" Basically, once the expectation takes over, it's easy to treat time, Gas, and even mainnet authorization as sunk costs and just tough it out.
My current stop-loss is pretty crude: if I haven't figured out the rules/risk control after two days, I just stop; if I need to export my private key or install unknown plugins, I block immediately; if I have to sign a bunch of unlimited authorizations, I’d rather give up those points. Also, don’t always look at large on-chain transfers or hot/cold wallet movements on exchanges as signals of "smart money" — many times, it’s just moving assets, and getting excited about it will only make you want to add more positions.
Move less, live more. If you really want to practice, just set a fixed "practice cost" and don’t let it turn into "must break even." That’s all for now.