In the past few days, I've been looking at options markets (just casually screenshotting IV and open interest), and the more I look, the more I feel: time value, simply put, is daily questioning "Who is more anxious." Buyers fear time decay the most; even when the market is stagnant, theta is slowly eating away at their position. Sellers seem stable, but in reality, they are betting on no surprises—once a big move happens, they have to give back their gains, and more. I used to think that a single correct bet would be enough, but the more I watched, the more anxious I became... Later, I adjusted my goal downward, for example, only using small positions that can accept going to zero. Surprisingly, this allows me to hold longer and follow my plan more easily. Recently, AI agents and automated trading have become popular again; the narrative is quite compelling, but as on-chain interactions increase, permissions/signatures/authorizations are the real pain points that wear you down. Anyway, I now prefer to do fewer operations and prioritize wallet security first.