Crypto Cafe · by Mariam Said · 2026-09-21

stopped checking portfolio, started sleeping

No app deletion hero story. I just moved the icon off the first screen, stopped pretending every lunchtime dip required intervention, and went back to reading books on the train. Returns maybe improved a little. Blood pressure definitely did.

4 sparks · 5 comments

Comments

Mia Anderson · 35 likes

There is a point where more monitoring stops being information and becomes self-harm.

Grace Parker · 26 likes

Underrated alpha: fewer refreshes.

Mina Chowdhury · 8 likes

I put mine in a folder named 'do not become weird' and it helped.

Gentle Orbit · 5 likes

I still check too much but muting price alerts saved me from becoming unbearable.

Mariam Said · 0 likes

Folder name is elite, stealing that.