New here, struggling with risk per trade on indices

Hey everyone, been lurking for a bit, decided to finally make an account. I'm relatively new to active trading, maybe a year and a half in, mostly focused on intraday futures like NQ and ES. I've got a decent grasp on charting and identifying potential setups, but my biggest hurdle right now is consistently sizing my positions. I've read about the 1-2% risk per trade rule, which I try to stick to, but when you're looking at volatile instruments like NQ, a 1% risk often means an incredibly small position size that barely moves the needle, or a stop-loss that's so tight it gets clipped on normal market noise. On the other hand, increasing the risk percentage feels like I'm breaking a fundamental rule. How do you seasoned traders approach risk sizing on these higher-volatility products? Do you adapt the percentage, or is there another method I'm missing to maintain consistent risk while allowing for reasonable stop distances?