Recently, earning testnet points feels a bit like learning a new dish on the weekend: at first, it’s just practice. But once you start thinking, “Will the mainnet issue tokens?” your hands start to shake, and the more you do it, the more it feels like you’re waiting for the food to be served. In plain terms, once practice turns into expectation, people are prone to add too much.

I’ve now set a stop-loss for myself: I only spend a fixed amount of time each day and pay a little in fees—if I go over, I shut down the computer and go “cut vegetables.” If the points drop, then they drop—don’t chase after them. One more principle: when I see a task start to “take a detour”—for example, trying to get more points by messing around with a bunch of unnecessary steps—I treat it as if the timing has passed, and I withdraw right away. After all, the testnet is a kitchen, not a casino. First, I get the skills down—only when it’s time for the real serving will I be unbothered.