# Unwritten Rule of Web3 Every MetaMask User Learns the Hard Way… What’s Yours?

**URL:** <https://community.metamask.com/t/unwritten-rule-of-web3-every-metamask-user-learns-the-hard-way-what-s-yours/31622>\
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**Created:** [July 21, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/unwritten-rule-of-web3-every-metamask-user-learns-the-hard-way-what-s-yours/31622 "2026-07-21T02:56:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hyacinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/779978/32.png) [@Hyacinth](https://community.metamask.com/u/Hyacinth)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/unwritten-rule-of-web3-every-metamask-user-learns-the-hard-way-what-s-yours/31622/1 "2026-07-21T02:56:19Z")

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Hey MetaMask Fam! 👋

> Whether you’ve been clicking “Confirm Transaction” since the early Ethereum days or you just set up your mainnet wallet last week, we’ve all picked up a few survival habits along the way.
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> If you could hand **one golden rule** to someone setting up their very first self-custody wallet today, what would it be?
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> I’ll kick things off with mine:
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> - **Always revoke token allowances periodically.** (Don’t let forgotten approvals from old dApps linger indefinitely!)
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> Drop your #1 unwritten rule below! Let’s build a survival guide for the newcomers.👇

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**Author:** ![discourse\_ai\_spam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@discourse\_ai\_spam](https://community.metamask.com/u/discourse_ai_spam)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/unwritten-rule-of-web3-every-metamask-user-learns-the-hard-way-what-s-yours/31622/2 "2026-07-21T02:56:28Z")

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Unlisted on July 21, 2026, 2:56am UTC



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**Author:** ![Oxsoltani](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/user_avatar/community.metamask.com/oxsoltani/32/37719_2.png) [@Oxsoltani](https://community.metamask.com/u/Oxsoltani)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/unwritten-rule-of-web3-every-metamask-user-learns-the-hard-way-what-s-yours/31622/3 "2026-07-21T05:15:29Z")

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Always keep your private key offline and write it down on paper for safekeeping 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/original/3X/3/8/3812168020a49f264784b1dbfcf12435abbb09ad.png) [@system](https://community.metamask.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/unwritten-rule-of-web3-every-metamask-user-learns-the-hard-way-what-s-yours/31622/4 "2026-07-21T13:39:33Z")

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Listed on July 21, 2026, 1:39pm UTC