Last weekend, something happened at a specialty coffee shop. At the next table, there was a girl with a suitcase covered in crypto project stickers. When paying the bill, she casually said, “The hotel I stayed at last night cost over ten thousand a night, but the service was just so-so.” Later, a friend mentioned that she’s somewhat famous in the circle—she entered the space eight years ago at 24, and now her account balance has exceeded ten million. But her best friend complained that she refuses to go to the night market for crayfish—her reason being she’s worried about missing market swings before the US stock market opens.

I almost laughed out loud on the spot—isn’t this living life as a candlestick chart?

After nearly ten years as a market analyst, I’ve seen too many people like this. Their account numbers grow, but their quality of life shrinks. So today, instead of talking about bottom-fishing strategies, I just want to chat about: how can crypto investing become a spice of life, instead of turning yourself into a prisoner chained to your screen? I’ll also share a few practical tips—useful for both newbies and veterans.

Let me start with a hard truth—it’s a mistake to think that not managing inventory or chasing payments makes this easier than traditional business. An older relative of mine runs a factory; even though he argues with suppliers all day, he still goes for walks in the park at night. Another relative does cross-border e-commerce; even if he stays up late talking with overseas clients, he still takes his kids to the amusement park on weekends.

But look at some friends in crypto: staying at five-star hotels, still glued to their phones; eating at fancy restaurants, still checking the market; even when sleeping, they set several alarms to watch the charts. Is this financial freedom? It’s more like locking yourself in a digital prison.

Now, let’s get practical. These are “stable without staring at the screen” methods I’ve figured out the hard way—much more reliable than those risky late-night waterfall chasing tricks:

**First, don’t worship Bitcoin like it’s your god—treat it like a weather report.**

A lot of people watch BTC’s price all day, getting excited when it rises and anxious when it falls. There’s really no need. Bitcoin is more like the market’s weathervane—wherever it goes, altcoins generally follow. What you should do isn’t monitoring it every minute, but checking its overall direction regularly, then moving on with your life. Just like checking the weather before going out—if it’s going to rain, bring an umbrella. There’s no need to look at the radar every ten minutes, right?

(To be continued…)