These past two days, I was educated again: stop-loss really is like a breakup, dragging it out without clarifying, thinking I can hold on, but in the end, I’m paying "interest" every day while watching the market, and my emotions are also bleeding.

Instead, cutting it off in one go leaves a void in my heart, but I immediately feel much lighter, able to sleep again.

Recently, the debate over pledge and shared security’s "compound returns" has flared up again. I don’t want to argue about right or wrong anymore; honestly, the more layers there are, the easier it is for people to get handsy. Clearly, I just wanted a little more, but it ends up turning into not wanting to admit losses.
Later, I adjusted my goal downward: not chasing extreme returns, just doing what I understand and can exit from, slowing down the pace, and actually sticking with it longer… Like raising succulents, less fussing.