Bear markets make you humble.

They strip the ego.

They punish laziness.

They expose every bad habit you disguised as “conviction.”

In a bear, you learn:

risk management isn’t optional

cash is a position

patience is a weapon

being early can feel the same as being wrong

But here’s the part most people miss…

Bull markets don’t reward you for “surviving the bear.”

Bull markets test if you actually learned anything.

Because in a bull:

You’ll feel like a genius again.

You’ll get sloppy again.

You’ll size up because “it can’t go down.”

You’ll stop taking profit because “this is the big one.”

You’ll start chasing because everyone is printing.

The market doesn’t change.

Your discipline does.

If you can keep bear-market habits in a bull market…

you don’t just make money.

You keep it.