First post here: My lesson in not respecting higher timeframes

Hey everyone, just joining Traderforum and wanted to share a quick intro along with a big lesson I learned the hard way. Early on, I was so focused on micro-managing trades on the 1-minute and 5-minute charts that I completely ignored the broader context. I'd see a setup on a low timeframe, enter with conviction, only to get absolutely washed out because I was trying to long something that was clearly in a strong downtrend on the daily, or vice-versa. Think trying to catch pennies when the tide was clearly going out, just because the 5-min gave a 'buy' signal. It sounds obvious now, but the allure of quick flips made me blind to the larger price action. Got chopped up pretty badly on a few $SPX and $NDX swings doing this, losing more to commissions and spreads than any actual directional moves. Now, the first thing I check is the daily and 4-hour for overall trend and key levels before even glancing at lower timeframes. Curious how others initially grappled with this, or if you had similar blind spots early in your journey?