These days, the blockchain is a bit congested, watching my transactions queue in the mempool, really feels like the helplessness of hailing a cab during peak hours: you think clicking it will make it go, but actually you're waiting for miners/packagers to pick your transaction. If you pay a normal fee, you get cut in line; if you pay too high, it’s not guaranteed to be included in the block immediately, it might get pushed around, or even take too long, causing the price to fluctuate and breaking your mood.

My colleague also asked me, "Isn't it just about confirming and then it's done?" I could only say... during congestion, transactions are more like bidding queues, not a number-calling machine.

Recently, everyone’s talking again about the expectations of rate cuts, the dollar index, and risk assets rising and falling together in a strange rhythm. My feeling is: when macro heats up, on-chain activity heats up even more, and the more heated it gets, the easier it is to slip up. I’m trying to chase less now, wait if I can, even if I miss out.