Great reflections on lessons learned so far. Project Curie is something I'm just learning about now. It's comforting to know that such initiatives exist, and they actually have a big incentive to do what they do because it helps increase the network effect of the site, which is ultimately what will snowball to increase the overall popularity of Steemit. I'm following @curie now and will make an effort to check out some of the highlighted authors.

Your Steem price chart really puts things in perspective. Looking at just the downtrend, one can become alarmed, but when you pull back to look at the whole thing and not just the last couple months, then it becomes clear what's happening. Classic retracement pattern as you say, and a good chance to buy more Steem on the way down as we get closer to pre-pump price levels.