I often tease my daughter about having stinky feet. She doesn't really have stinky feet, she has lovely, little feet that although a bit sticky at times (why are kids' hands and feet so sticky), smell nice. But, she is an only child (We would have liked to have a sibling for her, but it wasn't to be) and I want to make sure that she doesn't get too spoiled.
Teasing is good.
And, she gives as good as she gets, even digging into some of my friends who she knows well enough to do so. Which is great, considering she is shy most of the time. She is also quite sensitive in many ways, so playing in this way helps her thicken up her skin in a safe environment, because while she knows I am only joking, it also makes her think a bit about her feelings and opens into other discussions.
She is my BunnyBear.
The nickname comes from my wife, who I have called Bunny since I have known her and she has always seen me as a Bear. It is my temperament, or perhaps my sleeping habits.
Is it better to be a Bull, or a Bear?
A silly question perhaps, but I was thinking about this a moment ago and how while everyone waits for the Bull market, bulls themselves are domesticated animals and the ones that are allowed to be their wild selves, are slaughtered with swords in fighting rings. And with all their strength, speed and anger, sometimes they get the better of the round, but eventually, they are all put down.
Bears on the other hand (other than the ones captured for the circus), are generally wild animals and even in captivity, are left to their own devices to lumber around their enclosure, doing what bears do. Despite their immense strength and surprising speed, they are rarely in a rush and nothing really threatens them. They seem to live an easy going, calm life, patiently going about their day, doing what they do.
In terms of market mindset, bulls are easy to beat, because there is so much energy that propels them along, so much excitement and even in the uncertainty, things are looking up - with investors enjoying the increasing wealth. Bears on the other hand are the harder to manage, because not only are investments on the downturn and wealth seems to be evaporating away, they also tend to be longer than the bull markets, patiently plodding along, wearing down participants.
And it can be difficult to see the on paper wealth fall away consistently, coupled with all those thoughts of "I should have sold earlier" and, "what if it never recovers..." For those who have been around on Hive a while, the bulls and bears come and go and the various reactions are relatively typical. There is anger at the "failed projects" and all kinds of suggestions to prop up the price. But, there is always a group of core people (hopefully a growing group) who realize that the best time to build is in the bear markets.
It is really just a basic buy low strategy, but it is one that many people struggle with, because for instance on Hive, low HIVE value makes working for rewards more challenging, as even though the HIVE payouts are the same, their "real world" worth in the moment, as well as the HBD is not worth that much. However, increasing the stack of HIVE means that if that Bull market does arrive, any work done in the bear becomes supercharged.
It is an investment, after all.
Right?
This is something I wish more people would pay attention to on Hive, as while working for dollars or getting a vote on a comment might not seem like much now, stay consistent, persistent and engaged through a bear market and when that bull comes, the value will surprise you. I saw a comment (I think from 
He is looking forward to the next Bull cycle.
As am I.
There are no guarantees it will arrive, but that hope for the future makes managing the present and staying consistent for easier, from an investment perspective. From a writing perspective, I enjoy writing daily anyway and I like building content that people enjoy engaging with, which makes it easier again.
But what really helps is being "one with the bear" and getting comfortable with the lumbering pace that is being kept and the no rush to meet the bull in the field. The bear takes the approach of,
It will get there when it gets there.
And, that is okay.
Because for those who also know a few cycles, meeting the bull also means recognizing that the stacks of value less tokens weren't high enough, and looking back, more investment could have been made. More time could have been spent, more money used to buy another bag of tokens, or shares, as the case may be.
Just remember, people were calling "the death of Meta" just eight months ago. That society-harming piece of crap of a company is up 3x:
That is less than 25% away from its ATH 2021 ATH.
Things change fast, don't they?
Not everyone has an investor mindset, but perhaps if we take a step back and evaluate what that means and what we might need to change in our behavior to get to where we want to be, we might find a way. Perhaps we can channel the personality of an animal, taking on its spirit like the tribes of old, to mimic some of its traits. Maybe we can change our animal depending on the conditions, become a patient bear, a volatile bull, a perceptive hawk, or a hungry shark when needed.
Anything, but a cow to be milked.
What is your investment animal?
Taraz
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