2025-12-25 03:20:32

Five years in the circle, the biggest lesson is just this: discipline outweighs talent, patience beats intelligence.

When I first entered the market, I thought I was smart, tracking the trends of over ten coins every day, staying up late to monitor prices as frequently as eating. Chasing hot spots, catching wind currents, capturing "ten-thousand-fold potential"—and the result? After five years, my returns are actually not as good as those "lazy" people who only focus on two or three mainstream coins. Isn’t that ironic? The market is like that, specifically teaching those who think they are smart a lesson.

A sudden crash completely changed my understanding. Those seemingly "clumsy" strategies actually survive the longest in the dangerous crypto world. So today, I want to share three life-saving rules gained from real money.

**Rule 1: Only engage with "veterans" who have been tested by time, don’t be fooled by the sweet talk of new coins**

At first, I followed a coin claiming to have "revolutionary technology," heavily investing in it. The project team ran away, and the funds evaporated directly. That’s when I realized how many "next-generation blockchains"

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DataPickledFish

· 3h ago

It took five years to realize this? I've only been in the industry for two months and I've already been taught clearly, losing everything... But indeed, those guys who chase the hot trends every day are now silent, while the die-hard BTC supporters are the ones laughing last.

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OffchainWinner

· 3h ago

Haha, this is exactly my blood, sweat, and tears... I used to think I was clever back then, but I got brutally lessons by new coins.

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PositionPhobia

· 3h ago

It's the same old story. I've been taught a lesson about this before, haha. Now I just hold onto BTC and ETH, and don't pay attention to any new coins.

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gas_fee_therapy

· 3h ago

That's why I only play BTC and ETH now; everything else is an IQ tax, a blood and tears story, brother.

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SleepyValidator

· 3h ago

Haha, I told you so, this has been done for a long time, but no one listened. Now it's too late to reflect. --- I've heard the story of new coins too many times, every time someone says this time is different, but it turns out to be the same. --- Honestly, discipline is easy to talk about but hard to practice, especially when you see others making quick money. --- Only five years to realize this? I learned my lesson in two years; the cost was indeed quite high. --- But what this article says is reasonable—it's a matter of execution. Most people know but just can't change. --- Mainstream coins make money while lying down, chasing new coins is exhausting, it's just ironic. --- Really, what's more difficult than discipline is admitting you're not smart. --- I resonate with the part about project teams running away; I only realized after losing a small amount of money. --- Waiting for a crash to reflect is already too late; I should have thought this way earlier. --- That's right, but when the next hot trend comes, some still rush in—human nature is like that.

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DeFiChef

· 3h ago

Hey, you're so right... I'm that kind of "smart person" who has been taught a lesson. I've already changed now, just holding mainstream coins and lying flat, and my sleep quality has improved a lot haha

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