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$1,679. That's everything I sold last month to rebuild my life Today, it would be worth around $5,000. Does that mean I could've rebuilt my life 3 times faster? 😂 Most people would expect me to blame the coin or the founder or myself for selling too early. But after 3 years in crypto, I've experienced this feeling so many times that I've lost count. And honestly? I don't regret selling. 24 days ago, I chose to start over. Could I have waited and walked away with $5k instead? Maybe. But I keep asking myself: Then what? Would I put it back into crypto during a downturn? Wait for the next narrative? Hope the market saves me? I don't know if selling was the right decision. But I know my life has gone in a different direction since then. For the last 24 days, I've been documenting the rebuild. No money yet. But I've changed more in these 24 days than I did in many months before. Actually, many years before. And I genuinely believe I'll earn that $5k back through video editing soon. The difference is that this time, I'll have a skill. Not waiting for the next narrative. Not hoping the market saves me. And that's a life I want to build and don't want to escape. Day 24/365.

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Day 25/365 Today, I spent most of my time doubting myself than editing. I kept watching other editors' work. I watched edits from people who have been doing this for years. Everything felt effortless. Every cut had purpose. Every visual felt intentional. Every second had a soul. Mine felt... technical. And honestly? I felt behind. But maybe that's the price of caring. You start seeing the gap between where you are and where you want to be. It takes me hours to think about that to realize: So instead of trying to be as good as them today, I'll focus on being better than I was yesterday. Back to work.

Day 24/365 I asked ChatGPT: "Why do some videos feel effortless to watch?" One answer stood out: Because they show more than they tell. That's what visual editing is. Instead of adding more text, you replace the text with visuals. Visual editing isn't about decorating a video. It's about replacing words with images. The less people need to read, the easier it is to understand. And I think it will be soon become my own standards

$1,679. That's everything I sold last month to rebuild my life Today, it would be worth around $5,000. Does that mean I could've rebuilt my life 3 times faster? 😂 Most people would expect me to blame the coin or the founder or myself for selling too early. But after 3 years in crypto, I've experienced this feeling so many times that I've lost count. And honestly? I don't regret selling. 24 days ago, I chose to start over. Could I have waited and walked away with $5k instead? Maybe. But I keep asking myself: Then what? Would I put it back into crypto during a downturn? Wait for the next narrative? Hope the market saves me? I don't know if selling was the right decision. But I know my life has gone in a different direction since then. For the last 24 days, I've been documenting the rebuild. No money yet. But I've changed more in these 24 days than I did in many months before. Actually, many years before. And I genuinely believe I'll earn that $5k back through video editing soon. The difference is that this time, I'll have a skill. Not waiting for the next narrative. Not hoping the market saves me. And that's a life I want to build and don't want to escape. Day 24/365.

Today, May 7th, after 3 years in crypto, I decided to leave the crypto market. The amount of money I have left is less than $1,700 — exactly $1,679. But honestly, I still feel lucky, because 3 years ago when I first entered this market, I had absolutely nothing. So thank you, crypto, for this remaining money. I’m cashing out everything and starting over. And honestly… does starting over at 20 years old even count as “starting over”? Haha. 3 years in crypto is not a short amount of time. There’s almost no way to make money in crypto that I don’t know about. No hot project I haven’t heard of. No major trend or news that I missed. At this point, I can confidently say I’ve spent over 10,000 hours in crypto — from research, trend hunting, NFTs, airdrops, to trading. I never even invested in meme coins, and somehow I still lost almost everything. The truth is simple: my mindset was wrong from the very beginning. There were times when I made over $20,000, and instead of learning how to keep it, I used the market to teach me lessons. The market kept teaching me over and over again, but I refused to learn. I kept repeating the same mistakes. All the money I made eventually became tuition fees for my own bad decisions, new experiences, or new lessons… until one day, I simply had no money left to buy more lessons anymore :))) I’m naturally a curious person. I love exploring and trying new things. That’s why the cycle kept repeating itself. Honestly, I can’t even estimate how much money I’ve made or lost throughout these years. I only know that it was a lot. I entered crypto during a downtrend, and now I’m leaving during another downtrend. I never thought I would leave this market because I used to believe in the quote: “If you stay in crypto for 8 years, you’ll become a millionaire.” But only after losing almost everything did I realize how unrealistic that sounded. A lazy guy with no real value to offer the world, entering crypto only to take from the market without contributing anything meaningful back — sooner or later, he’ll return everything to the market and go back to being exactly who he was before. I have so many emotions while writing this: nostalgia, exhaustion, regret, happiness, sadness, disappointment… and honestly, those emotions perfectly describe my entire 3-year journey in crypto. Back then, I joined crypto because making money was easy — from airdrops to NFTs. I was only in 11th grade at that time. Crypto gave me a lot. I met rich people. I learned valuable mindsets from successful people. But in the end, I still failed because I didn’t truly appreciate the time I had in this space. Before crypto, I was ambitious. I wanted to become a businessman and build wealth through real work. But after entering crypto, everything slowly changed. I became more passive. I got addicted to easy money. I believed I could just keep reinvesting profits into the market forever and become rich without actually building anything meaningful. I even dreamed about becoming a millionaire from that lifestyle. But when the market entered another brutal downtrend like today, I finally had enough courage to walk away. Of course, I still have regrets. For example, I regret not building my personal brand earlier. But now, I know I need to find a career that creates real value for society. I’m tired of having no clear job, no real direction, no social circle. I hated when people asked me what I do, and I didn’t know how to answer. I hated feeling like I lost everything — friends, confidence, emotions, even myself. That’s why I chose video editing. Right now, I’m building my own portfolio and trying to get my first clients. Today, I truly value every $10 or $20 I earn. Back in crypto, even hundreds of dollars sometimes felt like “just gas fees.” Funny how perspective changes. Still, I believe everything connects somehow. No experience is wasted. Nothing happens for no reason. I genuinely believe my future will become better. Now I finally have a new direction for my life. One day, I want to build my own business, my own agency, my own personal brand, and make real millions through real skills — without waiting for any project or token to save me. I spent 20 years being ungrateful because I never truly gave back to the people who helped me grow up. I spent 3 years chasing something that, for me personally, ended up having no real value. And then I spent another year doing almost nothing. But at least during that year, I achieved my dream body, ran a full marathon (42km), improved my communication skills, changed my style, learned to take care of myself better, became more social, and got better at speaking English and Chinese. SuiPepe was the first project that made me money just by creating a Sui wallet. A lot of people thought zkSync was the end game, but Backpack was actually my real end game. Even after all this, I still believe that one day I’ll become rich through my own abilities. I still believe earning dollars, building valuable skills, investing wisely, and continuously learning will always be the right path. With the money I have left, my goal is simple: Within the next 3 months, I want to get a job and earn around $1,000–$2,000/month. And maybe for the first time in years, when someone asks me what I do… I can confidently say: “I’m a video editor.” Without feeling awkward anymore. From the first fried chicken meals I bought with my own money, to my first laptop, to always being there whenever I desperately needed cash. Thanks, crypto. Thank you for the past 3 years.

Day 23/365 Another lesson I'm always reminded of: Crypto taught me something useful. Progress feels invisible until suddenly it doesn't. That's why I keep showing up. I believe something beautiful is waiting on the other side.

Rebuild Day 23/365 Late weekly update. This week: • 86 followers ( gained 7 followers ) • 5.9K impressions • 133 engagements • 7 pieces portfolio Nothing crazy. But I'm no longer at Day 1. I know that I'm currently: No clients. No revenue. But I'm no longer starting from zero. And that's enough reason to keep going. What surprised me most? Almost none of it came from posting more. It came from replying more. That's the lesson.

Day 23. People say it takes 21 days to build a habit. I don't know if that's true. But I do know this. 21 days ago I was a different person. Not because I've mastered editing. Not because I have clients. Not because I've made money. But because my days look different now. 21 days ago I was thinking about learning. Today I'm building portfolio projects. 21 days ago I was consuming. Today I'm creating. 21 days ago I was wondering if I should start. Today I'm wondering how far I can go. Maybe 21 days can't change your life. But 21 days can change your direction. And sometimes that's enough.

Day 22. POV: Your edit finally make people feel something

Day 22. POV: your edit just made someone rewatch it 3 times

Day 21. POV: You finally understand why some edits feel so good

Day 21. POV: You finally understand why some edits feel so good

Day 21. POV: You finally understand why some edits feel so good

Day 21. POV: You finally understand why some edits feel so good