Pudgy Ponders: Why Losing Money Might Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You 💸🐧

“Are you seriously telling me there are benefits to losing money, Hutch?”

Yes. Yes I am.

Because I’ve set money and tokens on fire and lived to tell about it.

Let me explain.

🧠 1. You Found Your Limit, The Real One

Not on paper. Not in a theory. But in the actual arena, where emotions run wild and red numbers scream louder than logic.

You learned about YOU. How you acted in the heat of trading, speculating, or investing.

You may have even screamed in disbelief. I know I have.

But you hopefully found your threshold. Your risk tolerance. And that’s powerful.

And if you learned a lesson (or two), that means you’re less likely to blow up later this cycle or in future cycles.

🎮 2. You’re Still in the Game

You (hopefully) didn’t lose everything.

Even if you did.

You’re still here.

You still have your earning power.

Still learning.

Still growing.

You are as young as you will ever be.

Which means you still have:

Time

Skills

Capacity

Education

The ability to earn.

And the one thing you can’t buy: experience

This loss?

It (hopefully) rewired how you view risk, leverage, and FOMO fueled euphoria.

It’s not a failure. It’s tuition.

You just graduated from Market University aka the School of Hard Knocks, and the more it hurts the more likely you are to remember and integrate the lesson.

🧊 3. You’re Gonna Be More Strategic Than Ever

This is your turning point.

You’re no longer driven by hype or fear.

You’re more detached, more focused, and a whole lot more dangerous the kind of danger that comes from discipline and long-term thinking.

You’re going to study more next time. You’re going to learn more and master the craft.

Next time you enter the arena, you won’t be chasing. You’ll be more prepared and experienced.

🌀 4. Fast Money? You See It Differently Now

You’ve seen how seductive “easy wins” can be.

And you’ve seen how punishing that chase becomes.

As they say, easy come, easy go.

Now?

You’re ready to build a long-term strategy to win in crypto.

To compound. To focus on fundamentals.

To finally level up in the places you know you’ve needed to financially, educationally, mentally, and emotionally.

Learning to manage our emotions and mindset are the biggest unlocks to getting from where you are to where you want to be.

🐧 Final Waddle of Wisdom

Losing money hurts. It stings the ego. It shakes your confidence.

But it also cracks you open and that’s where the growth begins.

Sometimes things have to unravel for us to learn.

And sometimes what hurts was holding us back so it had to fall apart for us to move forward.

So if you're still in the game, try and keep your chin up.

You’re stronger than before.

Smarter. Tougher. And, maybe... a little more cultivated.

And if you are not there yet, make sure you are taking care of yourself and your mental health.

A man with good health has 1000 goals, but a man without good health has but one.

Waddling beside you,

Hutch @lovingNFTs