The First Lesson of the New Year: I don't know how others are doing, but I was ruthlessly taught a lesson by the bear market.

2026 is just beginning, and I originally thought it would be a year of a fresh start,
but reality is not so kind.
The market didn't give a gentle warm-up; it directly pressed people to the ground and rubbed repeatedly.
The account went from drawdown to liquidation in just a few days,
leaving no time to buffer emotions.

I used to think I could still endure,
that drawdowns were just part of the process, and recovery was only a matter of time.
But only when I truly reached the deep waters of the bear market did I realize,
the market will never show mercy just because you insist.
In the face of trends, emotions, beliefs, and even experience,
sometimes all seem very lightweight.

This loss brought not just smaller numbers,
but more like a wake-up call pressed upon me forcibly.
It turns out that many of my so-called “stability” was just an illusion of a good market;
many so-called “strategies” were just luck that hadn’t run out yet.
The bear market doesn’t teach you how to make money,
but it will definitely teach you—what it means to respect the market.

However, being knocked down doesn’t mean the end.
If the first lesson of the new year is a loss,
then the second lesson is probably to learn to slow down and be more steady.
No longer thinking about a one-step turnaround,
first find the rhythm,
and learn to survive first.

In this market,
those who truly go far are never the ones who have never lost,
but those who can get back up after losing.

So, although this lesson is very painful,
it might just be the tuition that must be paid. $SOL