DegenLibrarian

Lately, I've been grinding testnet points so much it's getting a bit exhausting... It was originally to practice feel and get familiar with interactions, but once I start thinking "what can I exchange this for," I automatically increase my position: opening more accounts, testing more chains, staying up a few more nights. Honestly, as soon as expectations kick in, practice turns into a gamble.
My current stop-loss method is pretty simple: time-based stop-loss + attention-based stop-loss. No more than X minutes per day; if I go over, I stop grinding. And if I start changing my main work rhythm

A slower pace is actually quite suitable for retail investors, especially when discussing blockchain builders and bundles and that kind of stuff. You don't need to become an MEV engineer; just having a rough idea is enough: after you click "Trade," it doesn't go directly on-chain and execute immediately. In the meantime, it might be seen by the packagers, snatched away, or inserted into someone else's bundle of transactions. Basically, it's like shouting your price in the open market while someone nearby is wearing night-vision goggles.
My own "sufficient understanding" boils down to three poi