Staring at the mempool again… When the network is congested, your transaction is like waiting in line at the cafeteria: it gets broadcast as “received,” but that doesn’t mean you’re getting your food right away. Your wallet shows “pending,” but really you’re watching to see whether the miners/block producers are willing to accept your “tip.” If your tip is too low, you keep getting squeezed further back, and you might even get bumped out by a new transaction with the same nonce. You think you never sent it, but actually you’re just crouched at the back of the queue.

I just transferred a small amount of 3.7u and waited for almost 40 seconds. During that time, I kept seeing everyone chat about staking unlocks and token unlock calendars—once that selling-pressure anxiety kicks in, it’s even easier to slip up and randomly add more gas. Anyway, I’ve gotten used to it: either set a fee you find acceptable from the start, or don’t rush to抢 those few minutes, so I don’t explode mentally.