So long, and thanks for all the fish.

If today made me realise anything, is that I need a break from charts, reddit and crypto's in general.

TL:DR – In a while, crocodile. Very special thank you to everyone I've interacted with over here. You guys rock, keep doing you!

Today didn't phase me because my portfolio was at -30%. Today shocked me because even if I have exams next week and assignments urgently due over the weekend, I didn't bother with any of that because all I could think of was how much fiat can I free up now, maybe I should wait for tomorrow, what if this is finally bear o'clock, if so I need to figure out how to keep buying as much as possible, or what if it actually keeps going forever up, and we never see these prices again,…

I must have spent almost 10 hours today looking at nothing but charts, doing my head in thinking about what to do and how to plan, lurking on this sub as per usual. Did I work on my assignments? No. Did I study for my exams? No.

Only been at this since about 6 months, and I realise all I ever really think about is What should I buy, when should I buy, how much should I buy, what expenses are really necessary for bare survival so I can put as much as possible into this,…

Laying in bed now, feeling absolutely drained without having *actually* done/achieved anything today (as Binance didn't let me buy shit anyways), I realise I have been neglecting so many aspects of life since I got into crypto. I have called my parents/friends less. I have been neglecting university. I have been neglecting a healthy diet. I have been neglecting going outside chilling with friends.

And for what? I have researched my coins and am anyways planning on holding them for years. I have faith in them. I have only invested what I can afford to crash to 0. I believe in their long term growth. I DCA.

So why am is it that all I can ever actually think about is obsessing over their value now, and obsessing about these ups and downs over periods of months which shouldnt bother me at all as I anywas have no intention of selling them for years to come?

Thinking back, I had(have) so many cool projects/things happening on which I have almost completely abandoned because of this obsession with crypto. I was finally getting back into graphic designing and loving it, but then I gave up on it. I got in a new relationship, and even working on our own blockchain project together, but all I do is bug her about what coin gained or lost a few %'s that day. I started a music label with my flatmates and gave up on that. I started a masters degree and have been doing fuck all for it. I got so many new books, didnt read a single one of them. Bars are finally open, and instead of reconnecting with my homies, I stay inside. What have I done? Spending hours a day on this sub.

I realise I need to take a step back from all this. For my own sake, for my mental health, and for enjoying life in general. It's time to log off reddit for a while, unistalling my crypto related apps, and just have faith in my research, and faith in that no matter what the market does in the short term, it wont matter in 10 years. It's time to get back working on the projects that passion me.

Sure, if I keep staring at the charts 24/7 I might gain a few extra coins. But are those extra coins worth neglecting my everyday life? Nope. I will check back once a month on my DCA day, that's it. At the end of the day, that is all I need.

To everyone that kept answering my questions, that I interacted with, that made me laugh – thank you. You are awesome, keep doing your thing, and wishing you nothing but the best.

If you read your way down here, I appreciate it! I realise I am rambling a bit, and that this post is overall pretty useless from a crypto perspective. But it helps me to write down my thoughts at times to make them more real, and to clarify ideas to myself. And maybe some of you can relate, and it will help you too. If it does, I am glad.

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

Edit: thanks for the awards homies, appreciate it! Loving the good vibes and positiveness as well, y’all truly are awesome! Have a good night everyone!