I'm not very good at explaining those hardcore technical details, but queuing in m*mpool really feels a lot like human society: you click confirm, and it's not "immediately executed," but rather you go to sit in the waiting room first. During congestion, your transaction might get stuck behind a bunch of others, and miners/packagers prefer to pick up those who pay higher tips first, so you watch it go from "pending" to "still pending"... and your emotions follow suit, repeatedly speeding up, canceling, and resubmitting, with fees stacking up like you're arguing with yourself.

Recently, the most common confession I've heard is: I just wanted to buy a little, but to rush the next block, I kept adding gas, and in the end, I bought it but my mood was wrecked. Basically, during congestion, you're competing with time, not price. And that NFT royalty dispute also feels quite similar: creators want to charge more, secondary markets want smoother transactions, and in the end, it all boils down to "who gets packed first, who is willing to pay more"—a very practical little game... Anyway, my current approach is, if you're not in a rush, don't force it; if you are, first ask yourself whether your position is worth this kind of anxiety.