There comes a moment in a traders life where he realizes "the easy move is over, the rest is to destroy the traders without a plan".
Faster you get there, the more tolerable your experience will be.
Many people have this assumption that trading in cryptocurrencies can be easier compared to other investment vehicles but this year this kind of notion has been proven false but many of neophyte traders lost money in the big way. All the speculators who entered this market thinking they can make a killing are now gone for good and it can take a lot of convincing for them to get back here. Indeed, any trader in this space who got no plan or strategy is just wasting money, time and effort.