Yesterday, looking at on-chain data was a bit frustrating: for the same transaction, my dashboard hadn't updated yet, but someone in the group was already screenshotting to celebrate or complain... Later I thought about it, and it makes sense. Nodes, RPC, indexes—these are like neon reflections on the wet road after rain, separated by a layer of "glass," what you see is a secondary mapping, not the scene itself.

Especially now, Layer 2s are arguing every day about TPS, fees, and subsidies. Honestly, everyone is competing to be "faster and cheaper," but for ordinary people, the first thing that often gets stuck isn't the chain itself, but the RPC you're connected to or the indexing service you're using. Free public endpoints occasionally glitch, indexes lag behind for a moment, and you'll think, "Why is the on-chain so slow?" but it's really just your window being a bit slow. Anyway, I now keep an eye on emotional indicators: don’t let a one-second delay ruin your mindset. That’s all for now.