Principle no.1
Recognize it's all pure luck, and you have to accept it, unless you are in some exclusive inner circle
Principle no.2
Always check https://rugcheck.xyz/ first
Principle no.3
Only play the amount you are willing to lose
Principle no.4
TP, TP all the way, don't get distracted by someone makes millions overnight, it's pure luck, it probably wont be you, but in degen chains like base and sol, where there are too much money in, there's ways you can make a part of the profit, focus and keep stacking tokens
and most importantly, have fun