I found that floating losses are even easier to pull people out of bed than floating gains... Clearly, there's a red number on the screen, but the mind automatically interprets it as "Did I take the wrong lane? Am I about to rear-end someone?"


Floating gains are more like roadside scenery; glancing at them is enough, and if I really get out of the car to pick them up, it feels like a hassle.

Honestly, loss aversion is like being cut off in heavy traffic—even just a 10-second delay can be remembered all day; but if someone lets you go first once, you might forget immediately. The same applies on the blockchain—when you're losing, you'll desperately look for explanations: Did I get front-run? Did I slip too much? Did I click too slowly... and the more you think about it, the more alert you become.

Recently, I also see interpretations like "ETF capital flow = crypto price movement" and "adding a US stock risk appetite to predict the future," but they feel more like traffic reports—entertaining to listen to. What truly feels like a "signal" to me is whether I start refreshing frequently, want to change strategies, or think about flattening my position with one click—once I start doing these small actions, it means my emotions are driving me. So I turn off the screen first, and just do that.
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