2026-01-08 15:24:41

There is a phenomenon worth pondering: why do some people see their monthly salary double but still struggle to meet basic needs, while others change their life trajectory by catching a single cycle?

The key difference actually boils down to two words—cognition.

Salary is a ceiling, but wealth never is. What truly changes fate is not that fixed paycheck, but whether you can break out of conventional thinking, insight into market trends, and make the right choices at the right time. Over the years, participants in digital assets like BTC and ETH, the most profitable are never the most diligent group, but those who understand market cycles and dare to act.

Meeting basic needs relies on hard work, but getting rich—it's about vision, decision-making, and whether you can seize opportunities when they arise. The digital asset market is precisely such a place to test cognition.

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screenshot_gains

· 01-11 08:02

Basically, it's about information gaps and execution ability. How many people see the opportunity but hesitate, and when they miss it, they blame their own bad luck.

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ProposalManiac

· 01-11 05:22

There is indeed a gap in cognition, but it's too absolute to say so. Throughout history, those who hit the right rhythm are often also victims of survivor bias—what was eliminated the most? Wrong decisions. Mechanism design is the key; no matter how good an individual's vision is, it must be constrained by制度.

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LayerZeroHero

· 01-10 17:25

It has proven that cognitive gaps are wealth gaps. I agree with this move.

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AirdropChaser

· 01-10 02:38

It's too late to realize. Only after reading it do I understand why I'm still working my ass off.

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SnapshotLaborer

· 01-08 15:54

Cognition really can surpass hard work, and I have deep personal experience with this.

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ContractTester

· 01-08 15:54

Basically, it's a matter of perception gap. Some people are still working 996 and living frugally, while others are already stacking coins and waiting for the next big opportunity.

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GateUser-74b10196

· 01-08 15:51

A higher monthly salary is not as good as getting it right once, really.

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VitalikFanboy42

· 01-08 15:44

That's so true; no matter how high the salary is, it still feels like working for someone else.

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CryptoTarotReader

· 01-08 15:41

The gap in understanding is indeed significant, but most people still fail in execution. Just understanding the cycle is useless.

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MissingSats

· 01-08 15:40

The gap in understanding is indeed significant, but what's even more heartbreaking is that most people simply can't recognize what knowledge they lack.

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