Honestly, I used to think that once I clicked “Send,” that was the end of it. Later, I realized that when the network is congested, transactions are like queuing in the mempool to get picked up: first they just don’t move, then someone pays extra to cut the line. If you don’t pay extra, you’ll just be left waiting. In the end, either you finally get included into a block slowly, or the transaction expires and gets sent back… I’m not sure whether it’s just bad luck on my part, but the more急 I am, the more likely I am to click “Accelerate” in a fluster, and my mindset is half broken before I even know it.

Recently, everyone has been talking about the anxiety of sell pressure around staking unlocks and the token unlock calendar. But when I watch the market, I actually want to slow down more: if I really need to do something, I’ll wait for a single confirmation. Otherwise, during peak hours, with slippage piling on top of the queue, it feels less like trading and more like tug-of-war with my own emotions. For now, I’ll just treat today as an observation of the market’s direction.