After 6 years of trading cryptocurrencies, I advise you to be a "heartless" person.

At three in the morning, looking at the candlestick chart with that big bearish candle that pierced my last line of defense, I actually laughed out loud. Not because I was numb from losses, but because I suddenly realized a truth: in this market, those who get emotional are destined to be losers.

Looking back at when I first entered the market, buying a coin felt like buying stocks; when the project team painted a rosy picture, I believed it wholeheartedly. When it fell, I couldn't bear to sell, and when it rose, I couldn't bear to sell either, always feeling that "I have feelings for this project." What was the result? The project team cashed out and left, while I stood on the mountaintop enjoying the breeze. It was only later that I understood: a coin is just a coin; it doesn't know you, and your loyalty to it is worth nothing.

Recently, market sentiment has picked up again, and many people have started shouting, "This time is different." But looking at the restless crowd around me, I tightened my grip even more. After experiencing the crash on the 19th of May, the collapse of FTX, and countless bull-bear transitions, my biggest improvement has been learning to be "heartless":

When it has risen too much, be willing to sell, don't be greedy for the last penny;

When it drops, decisively exit, don't gamble on so-called rebounds;

When news is flying everywhere, turn off the software and sleep well, don't let the noise lead you by the nose.

Now I no longer fantasize about getting rich overnight, nor do I feel anxious about missing opportunities. I invest regularly according to plan, selling in batches when reaching target levels, and spend the remaining time working out, reading, and accompanying my family.

Strangely enough, after I became "heartless", my account started to grow steadily. Perhaps this is the fairness of the market: it rewards not the most fervent people, but rather the "bystanders" who can remain calm while everyone else is going crazy.

A day in the crypto world is like ten years in the human realm. If you want to live long, you have to learn to hide your emotions and be a "heartless" person.