These days, I see a bunch of people staring at large on-chain transfers and hot and cold wallets on exchanges, interpreting every move as "smart money coming in or running out," basically just the attention economy feeding your emotions: the more anxious you are, the more you scroll, and the more you scroll, the easier it is to chase trends.

My simple approach is to separate the "story" from the "mechanism": whether there are real needs (governance proposals, incentive adjustments, unlock schedules) changing, or if it's just screenshots with captions to create momentum.
Before voting, I still check the original text and opposing opinions; even being a bit slow is better than being led by the hype.
What I regret isn't the outcome, but every time I place an order driven by that atmosphere of "understanding on-chain signals means you can sit back and win," without even clarifying what I actually want.
Anyway, now I’d rather miss out than be repeatedly distracted by rotating hot topics and attention grabs.