Sisyphus Puts a Step Between Himself and the Price

The rebound after the crash had not erased the loss in Sisyphus's account. He had watched XAI since the airdrop, but lately, whenever he picked up his phone on a Sunday, his finger went straight to the trading app. Even rest felt like waiting for another quote.

Sisyphus moved the trading app off his phone's home screen and buried it deep in a folder. He still knew where to find it, so he made himself a small rule: open it when he had something to handle, not to check every fleeting price. When a friend brought up the market in the group, he set his phone face down.

He had put a small barrier of his own choosing between himself and the constantly changing figures. That day, he managed to keep his attention on what was in front of him. Whether the rule would hold when the group grew lively again would become clear the next time he wanted to open the app.