When newer people ask me how to start, I tell them three things: first, understand that Bitcoin's four-year halving cycle has governed returns since 2012—we're in a pattern, not chaos. Second, most people who panic-sold in 2018 at $3,600 or in 2022 at $16,000 missed the next leg up by years. Third, if you can't explain why you own something in a bear market, you don't own it—you're gambling. Start small, learn the cycle, and think in years, not tweets.