Thoughts on managing risk with smaller accounts?

Hey everyone, been lurking for a bit and finally decided to post. Still pretty new to actively trading beyond basic long-term investing, mostly focusing on forex pairs like $EURUSD. I'm trying to get my head around proper risk sizing, especially with a smaller starting account. I've read the standard advice about risking 1-2% per trade, but when your account is only a few thousand, that often means extremely small lot sizes, sometimes to the point where the actual dollar amount feels almost insignificant or transaction costs eat into it too much. My question is, for those of you who started with smaller capital, how did you balance sticking to strict percentage-based risk management with making trades that felt "worth it" or gave you enough room to learn without blowing up the account quickly? Did you adjust the percentage, or just accept the tiny positions until your account grew?