Lately, I’ve been a bit too into collecting testnet points. They say it’s just for practice, but once you start doing it, your brain begins to wonder, “Can I exchange this for something?” The moment you have expectations in your head, your hands don’t listen. Even if I end up spending too much on Gas, I still don’t want to stop. My stop-loss has to be the most “old-school” one: set a “tea money budget.” If it goes over, stop immediately—no matter if the task isn’t finished. I won’t make up the difference, because practice isn’t about turning in homework.

There’s also a small backup-like method: I keep a “clean account / clean pace” that I don’t use to farm points, so my main account doesn’t get messed up by all kinds of scripts and permissions. Recently, the compliance boundaries around privacy coins and coin mixing have been getting argued about a lot. The more they fight, the more unwilling I am to touch the gray areas. If I don’t get the points, then so be it—don’t put yourself in a corner for an uncertain reward. That’s it for now. Take it slow.