Lately, looking at on-chain data always makes me feel, "Hmm, why is it different from what I expected?"

Only later do I realize: what you see on the chain might also be delayed.
Nodes sync slowly, RPC calls occasionally glitch, or the indexer hasn't fed the events into the database yet—what you see as "latest" is actually a replay from a few minutes ago... Especially when new L1/L2 incentives boost TVL, and the mining and selling rhythm accelerates, the information gap becomes even more obvious.

So how do I confirm I haven't been fooled by delays?
Switch to a couple more RPCs/browsers for comparison, then check the block height/timestamp—if there's a big difference, just treat it as "cold brew."

Anyway, I now prefer to be half a beat slow rather than leverage myself chasing so-called real-time on the chain.
In my coffee recipe, the worst thing is taking a big gulp all at once.