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Last night before bed, I was scrolling through the group and arguing about the extreme funding rate—whether it’s going to reverse or if they’re just going to keep squeezing the bubble... I look at it and all I feel is that arguing is pointless. Either way, I don’t really want to add to my positions in this kind of mood.
On the other hand, recently I’ve been doing testnet points, and it’s getting more and more like “practice” turning into “expectation”—which makes people easy to get carried away: open a few more accounts, run a few more chains. The more time and fees I throw into it, the harder it is to bring myself to stop.
My stop-loss is kind of old-school: I give a fixed weekly budget (money + time). If I go over it, I just stop. And if a project’s rules change and I start adding tasks endlessly, then I take it as a sign that it’s not meant to be.
As for points, put plainly, it’s a probability game. Don’t let yourself get turned into the kind of person who chases hot topics—it's just switching to a different track.