I found that unrealized losses really can drag you out of bed more than unrealized gains can... During the day, I’m clearly there pretending to be calm, but at night, once I turn off the lights, my mind immediately starts reviewing and replaying the decisions: should I have bought less back then, should I have stopped out earlier, should I have switched to a different asset. Unrealized gains are just kind of random—if I profit, I tell myself it’s just good luck; if I lose, it feels like the market has called me out to mock me, and the more I think about it, the angrier I get.

Recently, I’ve been seeing everyone talk about modularity and DA-layer narratives, and developers get excited like it’s the New Year. Meanwhile users (like me) are completely clueless: honestly, I just want to know whether this one trade can let me sleep through the night. In any case, I’ve set rules for myself now: if I’m not watching the market, I won’t use leverage; unrealized losses are tuition; and if I can’t sleep, I’ll go scroll memes—at least I can laugh once before losing more.