Looking through my wallet records, I just realized that some idle funds have been sitting in a certain mining pool for nearly half a year without any activity.

Recently, people around me have been asking: Is it still possible to participate in liquidity mining now? Can it multiply my returns?

This reminded me of a friend I once knew, who was obsessively watching APY data every day, only to be caught off guard by a normal price correction, resulting in significant losses. After years of navigating DeFi, I’ve learned that the most practical lesson is: instead of constantly monitoring the market, it’s better to manage your mindset.

If you’re also considering liquidity mining, don’t rush to calculate the investment return rate. Try viewing it from a different perspective.

**Key point: Treat mining like planting trees, not gambling**

Many people jump into a pool just because of its high APY, only to be either eaten up by high Gas fees or face a collapse in yields due to liquidity drying up. My approach is to use only about 10% of idle funds, choosing more basic trading pairs—like a popular coin paired with stablecoins—and then just leave it be. I don’t expect short-term huge profits; I just want the underlying assets to stay safe.

Honestly, high-frequency trading is a game for professional players and quant machines. Our true advantage as ordinary people is actually "patience" and "low time cost."

**Secondly, impermanent loss is actually a natural rebalancing mechanism**

Many beginners get scared off when they hear "impermanent loss," but my experience is quite the opposite—it can help automatically adjust your asset structure in the background. You don’t need to actively manage it; market fluctuations themselves do the balancing for you. As long as the underlying pairing in the pool remains stable enough, this mechanism works silently in the background.

Ultimately, the key to success or failure in liquidity mining is never about short-term gains, but whether you can maintain a rational allocation rhythm. That funds lying idle for half a year have actually become my most stable part.