2026-01-07 11:20:45

There is a saying that is often mentioned: a truly wise person only needs to follow two principles in a lifetime to accumulate substantial wealth.

The first is to find what works for oneself—then do it repeatedly. Whether it’s an investment strategy, a work method, or life choices, once proven feasible, stick to it and reuse it. Most people’s problem is exactly the opposite—they keep trying to change things.

The second is to identify what is fundamentally not working—then completely avoid it. This requires not luck, but calm judgment. Many tempting opportunities seem shiny and attractive, but in reality, they are big pitfalls. Avoiding these traps is itself a way to make money.

Look at those who truly accumulate wealth—what do they have in common? It’s not luxury cars or mansions, not showing off their achievements frequently, but investing a lot of time into areas that generate compound interest—knowledge, skills, connections, and mindset improvement.

In contrast, many people spend their entire lives trying to maintain face. The house must be big enough, the car new enough, the clothes stylish enough—just to get a second glance from strangers. And what’s the result? They become more and more exhausted, more and more trapped.

Ask yourself: is every penny you spend and every ounce of effort you put in truly for genuine freedom, or are you just paying for others’ opinions?

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GasWaster

· 4h ago

ngl this hits different when you're hemorrhaging money on failed txs during network congestion lmao... like yeah keep doing what works except apparently my strategy was "YOLO during peak gwei" 💀

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MysteryBoxAddict

· 13h ago

Really, sticking to that same approach I’ve already tested in the crypto world. I’ve stepped into too many pits to realize that avoiding a major disaster is itself a way to make money.

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BrokenRugs

· 01-07 18:48

That's right, but I'm just worried I'll forget after listening, haha.

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ProbablyNothing

· 01-07 11:50

Really, that's how the crypto world is. Those who make money are the ones who buy the dip and then hold steady. Constantly messing around only ends up losing everything.

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LeekCutter

· 01-07 11:50

You make a good point, but most people just listen and forget, myself included haha. --- Really, avoiding pitfalls is sometimes harder than making money, especially in the crypto world. --- The hardest part of compound interest is坚持, changing things up is the most satisfying. --- The phrase "paying for others' vision" hits hard, but I can't change it. --- I know the theory, but I just lack the execution. --- I just want to ask, how do you tell if an opportunity is a real chance or a big trap? --- People who don't show their track record are indeed wealthy; those who love to show off have already爆仓. --- I understand the principles, but why do I still get cut? --- This set of logic is the harshest in investing; the most people keep踩坑 repeatedly. --- Compound interest and self-discipline, these two words sound easy, but living them is deadly.

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ForkMonger

· 01-07 11:49

nah this is just governance theater tbh. real wealth accumulation? it's about identifying protocol inefficiencies before the market catches on. most people are too busy maintaining their social layer to spot the actual arbitrage vectors.

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AltcoinHunter

· 01-07 11:44

Well said, this is compound interest thinking. That's how I operate in the crypto world too—find the right coin selection logic and stick to it. I avoid all the other chaotic altcoins no matter how tempting they seem, so I don't keep taking losses. Many people are just greedy, going all-in on a hundredfold opportunity today, jumping into a potential new star tomorrow, and what’s the result? Still getting caught by the whales. Truly wealthy people never show off their wealth on social media. Instead, those who are constantly posting luxury cars... haha, I don’t even need to look at the K-line to know their accounts are breaking down. I suggest everyone ask yourself—are your investments actually doing homework or just taking over for the big players? Making money is actually that simple; the hard part is not messing around.

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PumpDetector

· 01-07 11:43

ngl this is just survivor bias wrapped in wisdom porn... the ones who "got it right" are vocal, the ones who repeated the same losing strategy into bankruptcy? silent. that's the actual pattern nobody wants to see.

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BrokenDAO

· 01-07 11:36

It sounds good, but this logic simply doesn't work on-chain. Look at those projects promoting "compound interest"; once the incentive mechanism is distorted, everyone becomes a chasing high investor. Avoiding pitfalls is not that simple; information asymmetry is enough to give you a hard time.

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