Got asked this a lot: "Been in crypto for years, still broke. Can I turn it around?"

Real story from my kid's private kindergarten ($58k/year tuition):

Spring trip last year. One dad stood out - tattoos, chain smoking, looked completely out of place among the typical wealthy parents. His daughter was the most popular kid in class.

He was super chatty, saw my OKX bag and started talking crypto. Turns out he's a degen - mainly contract trading. My wife gave me the look, pulled me away.

Later she said: "Smoking, tattoos, gambling addict, probably drinks too much. Guy's gonna blow up his account. Don't waste time."

Next semester? His daughter transferred to public school.

The lesson hit me hard:

You can have hobbies. But you can't have TOO MANY vices.

Most of us are regular people. You want to make it? It's about discipline, not degenerate behavior.

Smoking, drinking, tatted up, chasing dopamine hits, then throwing your last $100 into 100x leverage when you're down bad?

That's not alpha. That's a one-way ticket to rekt city - for you AND your family.

Control your demons or they'll control your wallet.