Today I was once again stupid myself: a single swap failed outright, gas wasted. After checking the transaction hash, I realized it wasn’t a “network lag,” but that I was slippage too tight + the pool depth was that shallow, and I still insisted on eating it all at once, resulting in the price being pushed away by myself, and the contract directly said it wouldn’t play with you. What’s more embarrassing is the rhythm: seeing a few large orders come in on-chain, I got itchy to chase, didn’t stop for two minutes to check the order book/router, when I could have split it into two smaller trades and slowly executed.

Recently, the airdrop season has made everyone feel like clocking in at work, task platforms are forcing you to keep refreshing operations with anti-witchcraft measures… but honestly, the most important thing to stop is your hand. Stop refreshing, stop chasing, pause a bit to see clearly before placing an order, or else the review will only leave one sentence: serves you right.