As a crypto newbie, it’s time for me to enter my Odyssey phase. I need to heal the emotional scars left by chasing altcoin pumps in the early days, and also fix the prefrontal cortex damage caused by years of staring at charts. As an East Asian crypto trader born into the 4-year halving cycle, I’ve experienced the wild fantasies of getting rich in a bull market and the mental trauma of seeing my portfolio halved during a bear market. Now, I’m caught in the middle of the Fed’s policy shifts, while also navigating mega narratives like AI, RWA, and ETFs. With the market’s naturally high volatility, funding rates are all over the place, and a single wick on the chart can send both bulls and bears into a collective blood pressure spike. I’m constantly torn between “BTC is digital gold” and “Should I YOLO into the next 100x coin?”—and people love to joke that I have crypto ADHD. One moment I’m studying macro liquidity, the next I’m analyzing on-chain addresses, and then I can’t resist checking how much some random meme coin has pumped. My mental state is perpetually stuck between being a “value investor” and a “casino observer.” At this point, all I can do is listen to podcasts, read up on monetary history, build some knowledge, and try to find my own investment philosophy. The goal? To separate market volatility from my personal growth journey.