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Pudgy Ponders: Why Losing Money Might Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You đ¸đ§
âAre you seriously telling me there are benefits to losing money, Hutch?â
âAre you seriously telling me there are benefits to losing money, Hutch?â
Yes. Yes I am.
Because Iâve set money and tokens on fire and lived to tell about it.

Let me explain.
đ§ 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 thatâs powerful.
And if you learned a lesson (or two), that means youâre less likely to blow up later this cycle or in future cycles.

đŽ 2. Youâre Still in the Game
You (hopefully) didnât lose everything.
Even if you did.
Youâre 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 canât buy: experience
This loss?
It (hopefully) rewired how you view risk, leverage, and FOMO fueled euphoria.
Itâs not a failure. Itâs 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.

đ§ 3. Youâre Gonna Be More Strategic Than Ever
This is your turning point.
Youâre no longer driven by hype or fear.
Youâre more detached, more focused, and a whole lot more dangerous the kind of danger that comes from discipline and long-term thinking.
Youâre going to study more next time. Youâre going to learn more and master the craft.
Next time you enter the arena, you wonât be chasing. Youâll be more prepared and experienced.

đ 4. Fast Money? You See It Differently Now
Youâve seen how seductive âeasy winsâ can be.
And youâve seen how punishing that chase becomes.
As they say, easy come, easy go.
Now?
Youâre 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 youâve 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.
đ§ Final Waddle of Wisdom
Losing money hurts. It stings the ego. It shakes your confidence.
But it also cracks you open and thatâs 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.
Youâre 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

