2026-01-18 19:28:38

Starting my crypto journey felt like stepping into the unknown. No roadmap, no clear direction—which honestly threw me off since I'd always been pretty methodical about things before.

The stuff I used to pursue just didn't click anymore. It was rough, especially since so much of who I was had been tied to that world for so long.

There's something about crypto that makes you rethink everything. Your skills, your goals, what actually matters. The transition was disorienting, but looking back, that confusion was kind of necessary.

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MetaMisfit

· 01-21 19:03

Haha, you're right. Entering the crypto world really feels like falling into a black hole. Really, the previous logic doesn't apply at all, which is a bit frustrating. Confusion is actually a good thing; it means you're changing.

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DeFi_Dad_Jokes

· 01-21 09:32

I totally understand this sense of confusion; I feel like a different person before and after entering crypto.

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LiquidityWitch

· 01-19 04:06

I don't know, I feel that confusion is actually a necessary part of the journey... The real challenge is whether you can get through those uncertain days.

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MissingSats

· 01-18 19:58

NGL, entering crypto felt like a reboot of my life. The previous methodology just stopped working, and it was a bit upsetting.

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LightningClicker

· 01-18 19:52

All my life plans before entering the circle were completely useless. Now I finally understand what it means to break down and then rebuild.

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SwapWhisperer

· 01-18 19:52

To be honest, this feeling of breaking and rebuilding is so real. Blending into the crypto world can really shatter your perception of yourself.

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rekt_but_resilient

· 01-18 19:45

Hmm... I understand this sense of confusion. Entering the circle is like falling into a rabbit hole, with no clear end in sight.

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GasFeeAssassin

· 01-18 19:34

Haha, this is me. I started out in the dark like this, and looking back, that period of confusion was actually quite necessary.

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DefiEngineerJack

· 01-18 19:29

well, *actually* if you strip away the emotional narrative here, what you're really describing is a suboptimal mental model migration. the "confusion" you frame as necessary? that's just inefficient capital allocation of cognitive resources tbh. crypto doesn't make you rethink—it forces you to audit your priors, which most people never do anyway.

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