From $3,000 in anxiety to assets of 36 million, I spent three years verifying a brutal truth: making money isn't about talent, but about restraint in human weakness.

I used to be a typical "impulsive" person in the crypto world. Whenever the market moved, I rushed in; when $SOL soared, I was afraid of missing out; seeing others make money, my hands would start trembling. I traded so frequently—more than ten times a day. And the result? My gains were as slow as a snail, losses felt like skiing downhill, and emotional outbursts became the norm.

The real turning point came from a simple but brutal self-discipline—I set a strict rule for myself: never touch a trade that I would regret not making today. This rule directly cut down 80% of my trading impulses.

After that, my trading logic became much clearer.

**First principle: restraint in frequency.** I would make at most two trades a day; most of the time, I was just waiting. No opportunities meant staying out of the market, which was a torture at the time. But I gradually realized a truth—markets never owe anyone a trade.

**Second principle: profit only in certainty.** I gave up gambling on news or sudden surges. I only follow trends once their direction is clear. The profits might not be the fastest, but almost no retracement occurs. For coins like $ZEC, I wait until the trend is established before acting.

**Third principle: capital first, profit second.** Before each trade, I ask myself not how much I can make, but whether I can withstand the worst-case scenario. The answer is "no," I simply give up. This mindset changed everything.

**Fourth principle: exit immediately after profit.** Once I hit my target for the day, I close the trading app right away, leaving no chance for myself to say "one more try." Do you know what's the scariest thing in crypto? It's not losing money, but making profits and then wanting to double them.

With this seemingly counterintuitive execution framework, my account started to improve after half a year. Through consistent, mistake-free trades, the account balance gradually increased, eventually surpassing 30 million.

No divine signals, no get-rich-quick stories—just rigid execution.

Later, I observed people who could consistently make money, and I found they shared a common trait: not necessarily smart, but stubborn and obedient. The essence of the crypto market is like this—it never rewards the most aggressive or smartest, only those who survive until the end.

In this market, survival is more valuable than winning.