I'm just getting into the crypto world - bought my fist lot of bitcoin and ethereum just the other day, and so far I am $8 up on the bitcoin and $8 down on the ethereum.
So I'm doing ok ;-)
I'm less focuses on this than you were. for me this is entertainment and learning.
Crypto stuff will become more important in the future. But right now it's really only the early adopters that need to know about it. So I'm trying to get a bit of a head start on understating how this all works, without the pressure of it being my ticket to early retirement.
I think the big takeaway from a lot of your writing, is 'don't obsess over it'. Don't let this 'thing' overtake your life.
Life is for living, not obsessing. so set your goals, and work diligently towards them, but don't let those goals get in the way of enjoying life along the way.
If you had spent less time focuses on the markets, and more time focused on yourself, your mind would have been clearer, your decisions sharper, your outcome possibly different.
Thanks as always for the insights and advice. :-)