Have you ever had this feeling, where you find a tool that, once you start using it, there’s no going back? For me, that’s voice input. Over the past year, I’ve gotten used to talking to my phone, rambling about investments, life, reading, petting cats, DeFi… even leaving unanswered questions hanging. Then I combine it with GPT, Grok bot, and Notion—these tools send me AI-generated reminders. Of course, they can also lead you into an endless void of overthinking... Last night, I was chatting with a friend. He told me he was an early builder in a certain ecosystem, but now he’s “lying flat,” basically financially free. From my perspective, there were definitely opportunities there, but I just didn’t get it. I had studied that ecosystem too, but I never fully understood it. I participated in the first phase but didn’t follow through with the second or third. By the time we talked again, he had already made his money. The mechanism wasn’t even that complicated, but I was held back by all kinds of uncertainties and the fact that I hadn’t tried it myself... When we revisited this topic and reflected on it, I did feel a bit regretful: Did I seriously look for answers to those questions back then? How many people in the space did I actually talk to? How much did I follow up on the changes that came later? It reminded me of the importance of “plowing the thin fields” and “entering through the narrow gate,” and how crucial it is to avoid fierce competition. My first reaction was, “I deserve not to have made that money.” But the real question to reflect on is: Did I have valid reasons to give up back then, or did I just stop because I didn’t understand it and didn’t dig deeper? Anyway, no matter what, the opportunities to make big money don’t come from following the crowd. You have to think independently, make your own judgments, and keep tracking. The biggest takeaway this time: If you want to seize the chance to make big money, you can’t just follow the herd. When you have doubts, dig deeper. Think independently, keep tracking, and make your own calls.