A plan is a must when you're investing with your hard earned money. You just don't go with the flow and whatever they say, they're going to give you tips of what you must buy. I've done that before and listened to random people that shilled their tokens and in the end, I was stuck with a loss and that's why it's important to still rely on yourself and you do your own research and look for better guides not just with random tips that you're reading on different platforms.
For sure, you are not the only one who experienced that. There are more stories about being new
and randomly following those tips from social media or some influencers who self claimed that know the business well.
There are many pump groups who'll provide free tips, and by monitoring the actions from the exchange
you'll be convince but when you start following you will realize that it's more on losing your money.
Experienced will start opening your mind and lead you to plan ahead before dealing with any trades.